Carlo Carafa (bishop of Aversa)

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Carlo Carafa
Bishop of Aversa
Carlo I Carafa vescovo e nunzio.jpg
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Aversa
In office1616–1644
PredecessorFilippo Spinelli
SuccessorCarlo Carafa della Spina
Orders
Consecration21 September 1616
by Giambattista Leni
Personal details
Born1584
Naples, Italy
DiedApril 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]

References[]

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ 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[]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Ascanio Gesualdo
Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor
1621–1628
Succeeded by
Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta
Preceded by
Filippo Spinelli
Bishop of Aversa
1616–1644
Succeeded by
Carlo Carafa della Spina
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