Giovanni Cito

Most Reverend

Giovanni Cito
Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Lettere-Gragnano
PredecessorAntonio Molinari (bishop)
SuccessorDomenico Antonio Gagliano
Orders
Ordination22 March 1671
Consecration28 December 1698
by Pier Matteo Petrucci
Personal details
Born20 March 1633
Naples, Italy
Died15 October 1708 (age 75)
NationalityItalian

Giovanni Cito (1633–1708) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano (1698–1708).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Cito was born in Naples, Italy on 20 March 1633. He was ordained a deacon on 15 March 1671 and ordained a priest on 22 March 1671.[2] On 22 December 1698, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano.[1][2] On 28 December 1698, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Matteo Petrucci, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello, with Tommaso Guzzoni, Bishop of Sora, and Domenico Belisario de Bellis, Bishop of Molfetta, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano until his death on 15 October 1708.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 246. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Cito". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano
1698–1708 		Succeeded by


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