Italian Roman Catholic prelate (1643–1710)
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.[4]
On 24 February 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto.[5][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.[4]
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.[4]
On 2 May 1695, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Titular Patriarch of Alexandria.[5][4]
He served as Titular Patriarch of Alexandria until his death on 12 August 1710.[5][4]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[4]
- Antonio Pérez de la Lastra, Bishop of Gallipoli (1679);
- Francesco Pignatelli, Archbishop of Taranto (1683);
- Giacomo Cantelmo, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia (1683);
- Pietro Vecchia (bishop), Bishop of Andria (1690);
- Domenico de Zaoli (Zaulis), Bishop of Veroli (1690);
- Michele de Bologna, Bishop of Veroli (1690);
- Giorgio Cornaro (cardinal), Titular Archbishop of Rhodus (1692);
- Francesco Acquaviva d'Aragona, Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia (1697);
- Giulio Piazza, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus (1697); and
- Denis Delfino, Titular Bishop of Lorea and Coadjutor Patriarch of Aquileia (1698).
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