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). == References ==