Carlo Carafa (bishop of Aversa)

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][5]}

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), 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, Bishop of Malta (1635);
• Domenico Ravenna, Bishop of Nicastro (1635);
• Luigi Pappacoda, Bishop of Capaccio (1635); and
• Marco Morosini, Bishop of Treviso (1639).

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