Gaetano Cossa
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Most Reverend Gaetano Cossa |
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| Archbishop of Otranto | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Otranto |
| In office | 1635–1657 |
| Predecessor | Fabrizio degli Antinori |
| Successor | Gabriel Adarzo de Santander y Martínez de Viaí |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 13 May 1635 by Francesco Maria Brancaccio |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1657 Otranto, Italy |
Archbishop Gaetano Cossa, C.R. (died 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Otranto (1635–1657).
Gaetano Cossa was ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence. On 28 February 1633, he was selected as Archbishop of Otranto and confirmed on 7 May 1635 by Pope Urban VIII. On 13 May 1635, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Giacomo Theodoli, Bishop of Forli and Alessandro Suardi, Bishop of Lucera, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Otranto until his death in 1655 or 1657.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:
and the principal co-consecrator of:
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