Simone Carafa Roccella

Most Reverend
Simone Carafa Roccella
Archbishop of Messina
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Messina
In office 1647–1676
Predecessor Biagio Proto de Rossi
Successor Giuseppe Cigala
Orders
Consecration 12 Sep 1638
by Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Personal details
Died 22 Mar 1676
Messina, Italy

Simone Carafa Roccella, C.R. (died 1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Messina (1647–1676) and Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1638–1647).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Biography

Simone Carafa Roccella was ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 30 Aug 1638, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera.[1][2][5] On 12 Sep 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Tommaso Carafa, Bishop Emeritus of Vulturara e Montecorvino, and Giovanni Battista Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 14 May 1647, he was selected as Archbishop of Messina and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 16 Sep 1647.[1][2][3] He served as Archbishop of Messina until his death on 22 Mar 1676.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. pp. 67 and 239.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Archbishop Simone Carafa Roccella, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. 1 2 3 "Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 25, 2016
  4. ↑ "Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 25, 2016
  5. 1 2 "Archdiocese of Acerenza" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 20, 2016
  6. ↑ "Archdiocese of Acerenza" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 20. 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Giovanni Domenico Spinola		 Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera
1638–1647 		Succeeded by
Giambattista Spínola
Preceded by
Biagio Proto de Rossi		 Archbishop of Messina
1647–1676 		Succeeded by
Giuseppe Cigala
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