Valeriano Muti

Most Reverend Valeriano Muti
Bishop of Città di Castello
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Città di Castello
In office	1602–1610
Predecessor	Ludovico Bentivoglio
Successor	Luca Semproni
Orders
Consecration	18 Jul 1599 by Camillo Borghese
Personal details
Died	19 Mar 1610 Città di Castello, Italy
Previous post	Bishop of Bitetto (1599–1602) Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1609–1610)

Valeriano Muti (died 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).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Biography

On 5 Jul 1599, Valeriano Muti was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Bitetto.^[1] On 18 Jul 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 Nov 1602, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Città di Castello.^[1] On 12 Jan 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 Mar 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);
• Filippo Filonardi, Bishop of Aquino (1608); and
• Domenico Rivarola, Bishop of Aleria (1608).

References

1. "Bishop Valeriano Muti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
2. "Diocese of Bitetto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
3. "Titular Episcopal See of Bitetto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
4. "Diocese of Città di Castello". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
5. "Diocese of Città di Castello " GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
6. "Nunciature to Naples" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2016.