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Carlo Carafa (bishop of Aversa)

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Most Reverend
Carlo Carafa
Bishop of Aversa
File:Carlo I Carafa vescovo e nunzio.jpg
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Aversa
In office 1616–1644
Predecessor Filippo Spinelli
Successor Carlo Carafa della Spina
Previous post Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1621–1628)
Orders
Consecration 21 September 1616
by Giambattista Leni
Personal details
Born 1584
Naples, Italy
Died April 1644 (age 60)
Aversa, Italy

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