Muzio Gaeta

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]

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
Orders
Ordination22 May 1689
Consecration13 April 1698
by Fabrizio Spada
Personal details
Born1663
Naples, Italy
Died7 March 1728 (age 65)
Bari, Italy
NationalityItalian
Previous postArchbishop of Bari-Canosa (1698–1728)

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. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. pp. 114 and 220.
  2. 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
Carlo Loffredo		 Archbishop of Bari-Canosa
1698–1728		 Succeeded by
Mihály Karl von Althan
Preceded by
Francesco Martelli		 Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem
1708–1728		 Succeeded by
Vincenzo Ludovico Gotti
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