Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli
Bishop of Cava de' Tirreni
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Cava de' Tirreni
Term:1696–1703
Predecessor:Giovanni Battista Giberti
Successor:Marino Carmignano
Consecration:21 December 1696
Consecrated By:Sperello Sperelli
Birth Date:1660
Death Date:22 March 1703 (age 43)

Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli, C.R. (1660–1703) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cava de' Tirreni (1696–1703).[1]

Biography

Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli was born in Naples, Italy in 1660 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 17 December 1696, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Cava de' Tirreni.On 21 December 1696, he was consecrated bishop by Sperello Sperelli, Bishop of Terni, with Michele de Bologna, Bishop of Isernia, and François Marie Sacco, Bishop of Ajaccio, serving as co-consecrators. He was responsible for the construction of the episcopal palace in Cava.[3] He served as Bishop of Cava de' Tirreni until his death on 22 March 1703.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. V. 152 with note 4. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. Born in Naples, Pignatelli was a lecturer in philosophy and theology in the house of the Theatines, Santi Apostoli, in Naples. He was consecrated in Rome by Bishop Sperelli of Terni on 21 December 1696. He died in Naples in March 1703. Ritzler-Sefrin, V.. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli, C.R. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  3. Book: Vincenzio D'Avino. Cenni storici sulle chiese arcivescovili, vescovili, e prelatizie (nullius) del Regno delle Due Sicilie. 1848. Ranucci. Napoli. Italian. 755.
  4. Book: Paolantonio di Notargiacomo. Memorie istoriche, e politiche sulla città della Cava dal suo nascere sino alla fine del secolo 16. . 1831. Dalla tip. del R. Albergo de' Poveri. Napoli. Italian. 92.