Carlo Carafa (bishop of Aversa)
Most Reverend Carlo Carafa | |
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| Bishop of Aversa | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Aversa |
| In office | 1616–1644 |
| Predecessor | Filippo Spinelli |
| Successor | Carlo Carafa della Spina |
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| Consecration | 21 September 1616 by Giambattista Leni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1584 Naples, Italy |
| Died | April 1644 (age 60) Aversa, Italy |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1621–1628) |
Carlo Carafa (1584–1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Aversa (1616–1644) and Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1621–1628).[1]
Biography[]
Carlo Carafa was born in Naples, Italy in 1584.[2] On 19 July 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Aversa.[1][2] On 21 September 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Giambattista Leni, Bishop of Ferrara, with Galeazzo Sanvitale, Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Canosa, and Antonio Díaz (bishop), Bishop of Caserta, serving as co-consecrators. On 17 April 1621, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, by Pope Gregory XV, where he served until his resignation on 9 Sep 1628. He served as Bishop of Aversa until his death in April 1644.[1][2]
Episcopal succession[]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Miguel Juan Balaguer Camarasa, Bishop of Malta (1635);
- Domenico Ravenna, Bishop of Nicastro (1635);
- Luigi Pappacoda, Bishop of Capaccio (1635); and
- Marco Morosini, Bishop of Treviso (1639).
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 106.
|volume=has extra text (help) (in Latin) - ^ Jump up to: a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Carlo Carafa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources[]
- Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Emperor (Germany)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Aversa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Aversa (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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