Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli

Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli, C.R. (1660–1703) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cava de' Tirreni (1696–1703).[1]

Most Reverend Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli
Bishop of Cava de' Tirreni
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Cava de' Tirreni
In office	1696–1703
Predecessor	Giovanni Battista Giberti
Successor	Marino Carmignano
Orders
Consecration	21 December 1696 by Sperello Sperelli
Personal details
Born	1660 Naples, Italy
Died	22 March 1703 (age 43)

Biography

Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli was born in Naples, Italy in 1660 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 17 December 1696, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Cava de' Tirreni.[1][2] On 21 December 1696, he was consecrated bishop by Sperello Sperelli, Bishop of Terni, with Michele de Bologna, Bishop of Isernia, and François Marie Sacco, Bishop of Ajaccio, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He was responsible for the construction of the episcopal palace in Cava.[3] He served as Bishop of Cava de' Tirreni until his death on 22 March 1703.[4][2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 152 with note 4. Born in Naples, Pignatelli was a lecturer in philosophy and theology in the house of the Theatines, Santi Apostoli, in Naples. He was consecrated in Rome by Bishop Sperelli of Terni on 21 December 1696. He died in Naples in March 1703. Ritzler-Sefrin, V. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^{self-published}
3. Vincenzio D'Avino (1848). Cenni storici sulle chiese arcivescovili, vescovili, e prelatizie (nullius) del Regno delle Due Sicilie (in Italian). Napoli: Ranucci. p. 755.
4. Paolantonio di Notargiacomo (1831). Memorie istoriche, e politiche sulla città della Cava dal suo nascere sino alla fine del secolo 16 (in Italian). Napoli: Dalla tip. del R. Albergo de' Poveri. p. 92.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Cava e Sarno". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Cava de' Tirreni". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}