Valeriano Muti

Italian Roman Catholic bishop (died 1610)

Valeriano Muti (died 19 March 1610) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Città di Castello (1602–1610), Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1609–1610), and Bishop of Bitetto (1599–1602).

Biography

On 5 July 1599, Valeriano Muti was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Bitetto.^[1]On 18 July 1599, he was consecrated bishop by Camillo Borghese, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, with Giovanni Camerota, Bishop of Bova, and Leonardus Roselli, Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, serving as co-consecrators.^[1]On 15 November 1602, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Città di Castello.^[1]On 12 January 1609, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples.^[1]He served as Bishop of Città di Castello until his death on 19 March 1610.^[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[1]

• Marco Agrippa Dandini, Bishop of Jesi (1599);
• Placido Fava, Bishop of Castro di Puglia (1600);
• Simone Lunadori, Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani (1602);
• Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Titular Archbishop of Colossae (1605);
• Filippo Filonardi, Bishop of Aquino (1608); and
• Domenico Rivarola, Bishop of Aleria (1608).

References

1. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Valeriano Muti". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Bitetto". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Bitetto" (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Naples". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Città di Castello". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Città di Castello". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}