Giovanni Cito (1633–1708) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lettere-Gragnano was a Latin Catholic diocese located in the commune of Lettere in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the southern-central Italian region Campania. In 1818, it was merged into the Diocese of Castellamm ...

(1698–1708).

Biography

Giovanni Cito was born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

on 20 March 1633. He was ordained a deacon on 15 March 1671 and ordained a priest on 22 March 1671. On 22 December 1698, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as

. On 28 December 1698, he was

consecrated Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...

bishop by

Pier Matteo Petrucci Pier Matteo Petrucci, C.O. (1636–1701) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography Pier Matteo Petrucci was a priest and a philosophy professor. Together with Cardinal Alderano Cibo, he founded an institute for runaway children. In 1678, he bec ...

, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello, with

Tommaso Guzzoni Tommaso Guzzoni, C.O. (28 September 1632 – 8 November 1704) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sora (1681–1702). ''(in Latin)''

Bishop of Sora The Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo ( la, Dioecesis Sorana-Cassiensis-Aquinatensis-Pontiscurvi) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Lazio, Italy).Domenico Belisario de Bellis Domenico Belisario de Bellis (2 March 1647 – 17 January 1701) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Molfetta (1696–1701). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Domenico Belisario de Bellis was born in Turi, Apulia, Italy on 2 March 16 ...

, Bishop of Molfetta, serving as

co-consecrators A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...

. He served as Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano until his death on 15 October 1708.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 18th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XII 1633 births 1708 deaths {{18C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub