Francesco Tontori

Francesco Tontori, C.R.S. or Francesco Tontolo (died 1663) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ischia (1638–1663).

Biography
Francesco Tontori was ordained a priest in the Ordo Clericorum Regularium a Somascha. On 15 January 1638, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Ischia. On 24 January 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Biago Proto de Rubeis, Archbishop of Messina, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Ischia until his death in 1663. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ludovico Ridolfi, Bishop of Patti (1649).

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