Gregorio Giuseppe Gaetani de Aragonia explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Gregorio Giuseppe Gaetani de Aragonia
Titular Patriarch of Alexandria
Church:Catholic Church
Term:1695–1710
Predecessor:Petrus Draghi Bartoli
Successor:Carlo Ambrogio Mezzabarba
Consecration:15 March 1676
Consecrated By:Francesco Nerli (iuniore)
Birth Place:Piedimonte Matese, Italy
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Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1676–1678)

Gregorio Giuseppe Gaetani de Aragonia (1643–1710) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Patriarch of Alexandria (1695–1710), Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1676–1678), and Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto (1676–1695).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Gregorio Giuseppe Gaetani de Aragonia was born in Piedimonte Matese, Italy in 1643.On 24 February 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto.[4] On 15 March 1676, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Nerli (iuniore), Archbishop of Florence, with Antonio Pignatelli del Rastrello, Bishop of Lecce, and Stefano Brancaccio, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, serving as co-consecrators. On 4 April 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence where he served until his resignation on 15 June 1678.On 2 May 1695, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Titular Patriarch of Alexandria.He served as Titular Patriarch of Alexandria until his death on 12 August 1710.[5]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

External links and additional sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Titular See of Neocæsarea in Ponto, Turkiye. GCatholic.
  2. Web site: Neocaesarea in Ponto (Titular See) [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  3. Web site: Florence (Tuscany) (Nunciature) [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  4. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 5, 77, and 284. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  5. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgaetdea.html "Patriarch Gregorio Giuseppe Gaetani de Aragonia"