Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo
Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo OTheat (born January 3, 1711 in Monteroni di Lecce , † December 31, 1801 in Naples ) was Archbishop of Naples and cardinal .
Life
Origin and time of study
Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo came from the family of the Prince of Zurlo and was the youngest of six children of Prince Giacomo Capece Zurlo . At the age of eleven he attended the San Paolo School in Naples, which was directed by the Order of the Theatines . In 1727 he also joined this order. After he became a deacon in 1733 , he studied theology and philosophy and was ordained a priest on December 19, 1733 . In the following years, Capece Zurlo taught theology and philosophy and rose in the order hierarchy. When he 1756 to the Superior General was elected, appointed him Pope Benedict XIV. To Bishop .
As bishop and cardinal
On May 24th, 1756 he became Bishop of Calvi , three days later Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo received the episcopal ordination in Rome by the former Archbishop of Naples, Cardinal Giuseppe Spinelli . He kept his bishopric for 26 years before becoming Archbishop of Naples on December 16, 1782. On the same day, Pope Pius VI took him . in the college of cardinals , in February of the following year 1783 he appointed Zurlo cardinal priest of San Bernardo alle Terme . Capece Zurlo introduced some reforms in the archdiocese. So he tried to raise the education of the clergy through a new ordinance that guaranteed the seminarians freedom of conscience. Even so, he was largely unable to respond to the social problems of the time. In 1799, he sided with the French Republic, trying to prevent a reactionary uprising organized by Cardinal Fabrizio Dionigi Ruffo's Sanfedismo movement . That was the reason why the aged cardinal had to live in exile in the Montevergine Abbey in Naples. Capece Zurlo could not participate in the conclave 1799-1800 , which Pius VII chose. He died on the last day of 1801 at the age of almost 91 in his exile, where he was initially buried. Only in 1806 could his bones be transferred to the cathedral. His grave is now in the family chapel in the Theatine Church of San Paolo.
When Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo died, he had been a priest for 68 years and a bishop for 45 years.
Awards
- Order of Constantine (1781)
- January order (1790)
literature
- Elvira Chiosi: Capece Zurlo, Giuseppe. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 18: Canella – Cappello. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1975.
Web links
- Capece Zurlo, Theat., Giuseppe Maria. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed October 8, 2016.
- Entry on Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on October 8, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Agnelo Fraggianni |
Bishop of Calvi 1756–1782 |
Andrea de Lucia |
| Serafino Filangieri |
Archbishop of Naples 1782–1801 |
Giovanni Vincenzo Monforte |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Capece Zurlo, Giuseppe Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1711 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monteroni di Lecce |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 1801 |
| Place of death | Naples |