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Filippo Giudice Caracciolo

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Filippo Giudice Caracciolo
C.O.
Archbishop of Naples
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Naples
See Naples
Appointed 15 April 1833
Term ended 29 January 1844
Predecessor Luigi Ruffo-Scilla
Successor Sisto Riario Sforza
Other post Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1833–44)
Previous post Bishop of Molfetta (1820–33)
Orders
Ordination 18 March 1809
by Bernardo Maria della Torre
Consecration 27 February 1820
by Lorenzo Litta
Created cardinal 29 July 1833
by Pope Gregory XVI
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born Filippo Giudice Caracciolo
27 March 1785
Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Died 29 January 1844 (aged 58)
Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Buried Naples Cathedral
Parents Francesco Giudice Caracciolo
Maria Vittoria Palma Artois
Alma mater University of Naples

Filippo Giudice Caracciolo was an Italian prelate who was archbishop of Naples from 1833 to 1844.[1]

Life

Born into a noble family in Naples on 27 March 1785, he entered the Oratorian order in the late years of the 18th century. He was ordained on March 18, 1809. He performed his pastoral duties in different places and in 1820 he was named bishop of Molfetta and consecrated as bishop. In 1833, he was named by pope Gregory XVI archbishop of Naples. In the same year he was named Cardinal with the title of S. Agnese fuori le mura. He died on 29 January 1844.

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