Muzio Gaeta

Most Reverend

Muzio Gaeta
Patriarch of Jerusalem
Archbishop of Bari-Canosa
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseLatin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
In office1708–1728
PredecessorFrancesco Martelli
SuccessorVincenzo Ludovico Gotti
Previous post(s)Archbishop of Bari-Canosa (1698–1728)
Orders
Ordination22 May 1689
Consecration13 April 1698
by Fabrizio Spada
Personal details
Born1663
Died7 March 1728 (age 65)
Bari, Italy
NationalityItalian

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.[2][3] On 7 April 1698, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop of Bari-Canosa.[1][2] 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.[1][2] On 14 May 1708, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem.[1][2] He served as Archbishop of Bari-Canosa and Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem until his death on 7 March 1728.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Simone Paolo Aleotti, Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte (1698).[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1913). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae Regensbergianae. pp. 114 and 220.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Cheney, David M. "Patriarch Muzio Gaeta (Sr.)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Patriarch Mutius de Gaeta". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Bari-Canosa
1698–1728
Succeeded by
Preceded by Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem
1708–1728
Succeeded by