Carlo Caputo
Carlo Caputo (born November 5, 1843 in Naples , Italy; † September 25, 1908 there ) was a Catholic priest , diocesan bishop of Monopoli and Aversa , then titular archbishop of Nicomedia and from 1904 to 1907 apostolic nuncio in Bavaria .
Life
Carlo Caputo was born in 1843 in Naples, studied in his hometown, where he was on 16 March 1867 by Cardinal Sisto Riario Sforza for ordained priests . He completed his higher studies at the Academy of Noble Clerics in Rome, where he prepared for ecclesiastical diplomatic service.
Initially, Caputo worked at the Roman Curia , as a consultant in the Congregation of Cardinals for extraordinary ecclesiastical matters. Then he switched to pastoral care in his home country, was appointed diocesan bishop of Monopoli on March 18, 1883 , and was ordained bishop on May 15, 1883 . On June 7, 1886, the prelate was promoted to Bishop of Aversa , where he remained until April 19, 1897. On that day he became titular archbishop of Nicomedia and head of the Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti territorial prelature . Caputo presided over the diocesan-like prelature until January 1904.
On January 14, 1904, Archbishop Carlo Caputo was appointed Apostolic Nuncio in the Kingdom of Bavaria, based in Munich . He thus exercised this function for the rest of Germany, as there was no nunciature anywhere else .
When the new papal envoy took office, the “ Berliner Tageblatt ” (evening edition) wrote on March 4, 1904, on the first page: “Munich - March 3. Wishes, hopes, and fears are always linked to the greatest extent to the fact of a change in the person of the apostolic nuncio in Munich. The newly appointed representative of the Holy See has been within our walls for eight days, and I firmly believe that anyone fortunate enough to meet Monsignor Caputo personally will have fears and confidence and trust in their place to step. "
On December 27, 1905, he consecrated the new shepherd Leo von Mergel in Eichstätt Cathedral . The priest composer Heinrich Fidelis Müller composed a "jubilation choir for Nuncio Caputo" on the occasion of his visit to the Boniface jubilee in Fulda in 1905. Carlo Caputo frequented the former monastery of Holzen , at that time an estate of the noble Ferdinand Fischler von Treuberg, where he was also located Relative Emperor Pedro II of Brazil often visited.
Msgr. Caputo fell ill with stomach cancer and therefore had to resign from his position in Munich in August 1907. He returned to Italy and died a year later in his hometown of Naples.
In the obituary of the Catholic magazine “ Stadt Gottes ” ( City of God ) , it is said that “as a skilled diplomat and a lovable character, he represented the interests of the Catholic Church and the Holy See in a skilful and tactful manner” .
literature
- Appreciation for taking office in Munich, “ Stadt Gottes ” magazine , 1904, March issue
- Obituary (with picture), in the magazine "Stadt Gottes", 1908, October issue.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Caputo, Carlo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Caputo, Carolus; Caputo, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian diocesan bishop, apostolic nuncio in Bavaria |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 1908 |
| Place of death | Naples , Italy |