Valeriano Muti

Valeriano Muti (died 19 March 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).

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
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Bitetto (1599–1602) Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1609–1610)
Orders
Consecration	18 July 1599 by Camillo Borghese
Personal details
Died	19 March 1610 Città di Castello, Italy

Biography

On 5 July 1599, Valeriano Muti was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Bitetto.^[1] On 18 July 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 November 1602, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Città di Castello.^[1] On 12 January 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 March 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);
• Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Titular Archbishop of Colossae (1605);
• Filippo Filonardi, Bishop of Aquino (1608); and
• Domenico Rivarola, Bishop of Aleria (1608).