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Gaetano Cossa

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Most Reverend

Gaetano Cossa
Archbishop of Otranto
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Otranto
In office1635–1657
PredecessorFabrizio degli Antinori
SuccessorGabriel Adarzo de Santander y Martínez de Viaí
Orders
Consecration13 May 1635
by Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Personal details
Died1657
Otranto, Italy

Archbishop Gaetano Cossa, C.R. (died 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Otranto (1635–1657).[1][2][3]

Biography

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Gaetano Cossa was ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[4] On 28 February 1633, he was selected as Archbishop of Otranto and confirmed on 7 May 1635 by Pope Urban VIII.[1][4][3] On 13 May 1635, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Giacomo Theodoli, Bishop of Forlì and Alessandro Suardi, Bishop of Lucera, serving as co-consecrators.[4] He served as Archbishop of Otranto until his death in 1655[3] or 1657.[4]

Episcopal succession

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. p. 205. Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Otranto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  3. ^ a b c "Archdiocese of Otranto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Gaetano Cossa, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Otranto
1635–1657
Succeeded by