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Francesco Gaeta (bishop)

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Most Reverend

Francesco Gaeta
Bishop of Bitetto
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Bitetto
In office1655–1669
PredecessorMarco Antonio Tomati
SuccessorGaspare Toralto
Orders
Consecration14 Sep 1655
by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti
Personal details
Born1605
Died2 Mar 1669 (age 64)
Bitetto, Italy
NationalityItalian

Francesco Gaeta or Francesco Caieta (1605–2 Mar 1669) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bitetto (1655–1669).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Francesco Gaeta was born in Salerno, Italy in 1605.[2] On 30 Aug 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Bitetto.[1][2] On 14 Sep 1655, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Giovanni Alfonso Puccinelli, Archbishop of Manfredonia, and Francesco Gheri, Bishop of Cervia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Bitetto until his death on 2 Mar 1669.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 116. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Francesco Gaeta (Caieta)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  3. ^ "Diocese of Bitetto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  4. ^ "Titular Episcopal See of Bitetto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Bitetto
1655–1669
Succeeded by