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Carlo Carafa (1584–1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Aversa (1616–1644) and Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1621–1628).




Biography


Carlo Carafa was born in Naples, Italy in 1584.
On 19 July 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Aversa.
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.




Episcopal succession


While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

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).




References






External links and additional sources


Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Emperor (Germany)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Aversa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Aversa (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]

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• Carlo Carafa (bishop of Aversa)
• Carlo Carafa (disambiguation)
• Antonio Díaz (bishop)
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Aversa
• Domenico Ravenna
• Giambattista Leni
• Luigi Pappacoda
• Carlo Carafa della Spina
• Marco Morosini
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Acerra