Francesco Gaetano Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Francesco Gaetano
Titular Archbishop of Rhodus
Church:Catholic Church
Term:1652–1670
Predecessor:Karl Kaspar von Leyen-Hohengeroldseck
Successor:Lorenzo Gavotti
Consecration:1 September 1652
Consecrated By:Fabio Chigi
Death Date:17 March 1670
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Francesco Gaetano or Francesco Caetani (died 1670) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Rhodus (1652–1670) and Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1652–1654).[1]

Biography

On 12 August 1652, Francesco Gaetano was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Titular Archbishop of Rhodus.[2] On 1 September 1652, he was consecrated bishop by Fabio Chigi, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, and Carlo Carafa della Spina, Bishop of Aversa, serving as co-consecrators. On 28 November 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain until his resignation in December 1654.He served as Titular Archbishop of Rhodus until his death on 17 March 1670.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giovanni Battista del Tinto, Archbishop of Trani (1666).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 296. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archbishop Francesco Gaetano . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.