Most Reverend

Gregorio Giuseppe Gaetani de Aragonia
Titular Patriarch of Alexandria
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1695–1710
PredecessorPetrus Draghi Bartoli
SuccessorCarlo Ambrogio Mezzabarba
Orders
Consecration15 March 1676
by Francesco Nerli (iuniore)
Personal details
Born1643 (1643)
Piedimonte Matese, Italy
Died12 August 1710(1710-08-12) (aged 66–67)
Previous post(s)Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto (1676–1695)
Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1676–1678)

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Titular See of Neocæsarea in Ponto, Turkiye". GCatholic.
  2. ↑ "Neocaesarea in Ponto (Titular See) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  3. ↑ "Florence (Tuscany) (Nunciature) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Patriarch Gregorio Giuseppe Gaetani de Aragonia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  5. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 5, 77, and 284. (in Latin)
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