Most Reverend Carlo Carafa | |
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Bishop of Aversa | |
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 |
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Born | 1584 |
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]
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]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
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