Carlo Carafa (bishop of Aversa)
Most Reverend Carlo Carafa | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Aversa | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Aversa |
| In office | 1616–1644 |
| Predecessor | Filippo Spinelli |
| Successor | Carlo Carafa della Spina |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1621–1628) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 21 Sep 1616 by Giambattista Leni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1584 |
| Died | Apr 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][2][3][4]
Biography
Carlo Carafa was born in Naples, Italy in 1584.[2] On 19 Jul 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Aversa.[1][2] On 21 Sep 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Giambattista Leni, Bishop of Ferrara, with Galeazzo Sanvitale, Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Canosa, and Antonio Díaz, Bishop of Caserta, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 17 Apr 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor where he served until his resignation on 9 Sep 1628.[2] He served as Bishop of Aversa until his death in Apr 1644.[2]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Miguel Juan Balaguer Camarasa, (1635);
- Domenico Ravenna, (1635);
- Luigi Pappacoda, (1635); and
- Marco Morosini, (1639).
References
- ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 106. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop Carlo Carafa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2017
- ^ "Diocese of Aversa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 16, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Aversa" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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