Muzio Gaeta Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Muzio Gaeta
Patriarch of Jerusalem
Archbishop of Bari-Canosa
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Term:1708–1728
Predecessor:Francesco Martelli
Successor:Vincenzo Ludovico Gotti
Ordination:22 May 1689
Consecration:13 April 1698
Consecrated By:Fabrizio Spada
Birth Date:1663
Birth Place:Naples, Italy
Death Date:7 March 1728 (age 65)
Death Place:Bari, Italy
Previous Post:Archbishop of Bari-Canosa (1698–1728)
Nationality:Italian

Muzio Gaeta (1663–1728) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Bari-Canosa (1698–1728) and Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem (1708–1728).[1]

Biography

Muzio Gaeta was born in 1663 in Naples, Italy.[2] On 19 May 1689, he was ordained as deacon and on 22 May 1689 he was ordained a priest.[3] On 7 April 1698, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop of Bari-Canosa.On 13 April 1698, he was consecrated bishop by Fabrizio Spada, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono with Michelangelo dei Conti, Titular Archbishop of Tarsus, and Francesco Acquaviva d'Aragona, Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia, serving as co-consecrators.On 14 May 1708, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem.He served as Archbishop of Bari-Canosa and Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem until his death on 7 March 1728.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Simone Paolo Aleotti, Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte (1698).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 114 and 220. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae Regensbergianae. 1913.
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Patriarch Muzio Gaeta (Sr.) . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Patriarch Mutius de Gaeta . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.