Tommaso Carafa (1588 – 7 December 1664) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Capaccio (1639–1664) and Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1623–1637).[1][2]
Biography
Tommaso Carafa was born in 1588.[2] On 20 November 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino.[1][2] On 26 November 1623, he was consecrated bishop by Cosimo de Torres, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio, with Paolo Emilio Santori, Archbishop of Urbino, and Giuseppe Acquaviva, Titular Archbishop of Thebae, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino until his resignation in 1637.[1][2] On 11 July 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Capaccio.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Capaccio until his death on 7 December 1664.[2]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Alessandro Sibilia, Bishop of Capri (1637);
- Maximilianus Raguzzi, Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1637);
- Carlo Maranta, Bishop of Giovinazzo (1637);
- Domenico Giordani, Bishop of Isernia (1637);
- Bruno Sciamanna, Bishop of Lucera (1637);
- Giovanni Spennazzi, Bishop of Pienza (1637);
- Jean Duval, Bishop of Baghdad (1638);
- Simone Carafa Roccella, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1638);
- Juan Pastor, Bishop of Crotone (1638);
- Francesco Boccapaduli, Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1638);
- Pietro Paolo Bonsi, Bishop of Acerno (1638);
- Angelo Pichi, Archbishop of Amalfi (1638);
- Stefano Sauli, Archbishop of Chieti (1638);
- Diego Sersale, Archbishop of Bari (1638);
- Enea di Cesare Spennazzi, Bishop of Sovana (1638);
- Girolamo Figini-Oddi, Bishop of Teramo (1639);
- Patrizio Donati, Bishop of Minori (1639);
- Bartolomeo Cresconi, Bishop of Umbriatico (1639);
- Pietro Paolo Medici, Bishop of Alife (1639);
- Girolamo Farnese, Titular Archbishop of Patrae (1639);
- Giovanni Tommaso Perrone, Bishop of Nicastro (1639);
- Ippolito Andreassi, Bishop of Terni (1639);
- Francesco d'Elia e Rossi, Bishop of Siracusa (1639);
- Orazio Monaldi, Bishop of Gubbio (1639);
- Camillo Ragona, Bishop of Acerno (1644); and
- Giulio Spinola, Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia (1658).
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Vallo della Lucania". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 18, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Vallo della Lucania (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 18, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Vulturara e Montecorvino". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Vulturara (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byFranciscus Buratti | Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino 1623–1637 | Succeeded byMaximilianus Raguzzi |
| Preceded byLuigi Pappacoda | Bishop of Capaccio 1639–1664 | Succeeded byCamillo Ragona |
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 134 and 374. (in Latin)
- 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6][2.7][2.8]"Bishop Tommaso Carafa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 10, 2016