Tommaso Scotti
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Tommaso Scotti, O.P. (died 22 May 1566) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Terni The Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Umbria, central Italy. It was created in 1983, when the Diocese of Amelia was united with the Diocese of Terni and Narni. The l ...
(1566). ''(in Latin)''


Biography

Tommaso Scotti was ordained a priest in the
Order of Preachers The Order of Preachers (, abbreviated OP), commonly known as the Dominican Order, is a Catholic mendicant order of pontifical right that was founded in France by a Castilian priest named Dominic de Guzmán. It was approved by Pope Honorius ...
. On 6 March 1566, he was appointed by
Pope Pius V Pope Pius V, OP (; 17 January 1504 – 1 May 1572), born Antonio Ghislieri (and from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 January 1566 to his death, in May 1572. He was an ...
as
Bishop of Terni The Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Umbria, central Italy. It was created in 1983, when the Diocese of Amelia was united with the Diocese of Terni and Narni. The l ...
. He served as Bishop of Terni until his death on 22 May 1566.


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