Tiberio Muscettola, C.O. (born 1637) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1680–1708). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Tiberio Muscettola was born in 1637 in

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and ordained a priest in the

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."Archbishop Tiberio Muscettola, C.O."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2017 On 13 May 1680, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 19 May 1680, he was

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bishop by Pietro Francesco Orsini de Gravina, Bishop of Cesena, with

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, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, and Ludovico della Quadra, Bishop of Mottola, serving as

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. He served as Archbishop of Manfredonia until his resignation on 25 February 1708.

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