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Carlo Carafa (bishop of Aversa)

Carlo Carafa (bishop of Aversa)

Bishop of Aversa

For other people named Carlo Carafa, see Carlo Carafa (disambiguation).

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]

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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. [1]
    Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 106. (in Latin)
  2. [2]
    Cheney, David M. "Bishop Carlo Carafa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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