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Andrea Caputo

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Most Reverend
Andrea Caputo
Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Lettere-Gragnano
In office 1625–1650
Predecessor Francesco Brusco
Successor Onofrio de Ponte
Orders
Consecration 31 July 1622
by Marco Antonio Gozzadini
Personal details
Born Naples, Italy
Died March 1650
Lettere, Italy

Andrea Caputo (died March 1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano (1625–1650)[1] and Titular Bishop of Constantia in Arabia (1622–1625).[2]

Biography

Andrea Caputo was born in Naples, Italy.[3] On 11 July 1622, Andrea Caputo was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Coadjutor Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano and Titular Bishop of Constantia in Arabia.[4] On 31 July 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Marco Antonio Gozzadini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eusebio, with Baldassare Cagliares, Bishop of Malta, and Alessandro Bosco, Bishop of Carinola, serving as co-consecrators.[3] In 1625, he succeeded to the bishopric of Lettere-Gragnano.[2][3] He served as Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano until his death in March 1650.[2][3]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Antonio Bonfiglioli, Bishop of Carinola (1622); and Giacinto Petroni, Bishop of Molfetta (1622).[3]

See also

References

  1. Back to citation Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 161–162. (in Latin)
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 222. (in Latin)
  3. Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Back to citation occurrence 3.2 Back to citation occurrence 3.3 Back to citation occurrence 3.4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Andrea Caputo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. [self-published]
  4. Back to citation Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 161–162. (in Latin); Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 222. (in Latin); Cheney, David M. "Bishop Andrea Caputo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. [self-published]; Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Andrea Caputo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. [self-published]