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]

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
Orders
Consecration	21 September 1616 by Giambattista Leni
Personal details
Born	1584 Naples, Italy
Died	April 1644 (age 60) Aversa, Italy
Previous post	Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1621–1628)

Biography

Carlo Carafa was born in Naples, Italy in 1584.[2] On 19 July 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Aversa.[1][2] 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.[1][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).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 106. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Carlo Carafa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

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]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Ascanio Gesualdo	Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor 1621–1628	Succeeded by Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta
Preceded by Filippo Spinelli	Bishop of Aversa 1616–1644	Succeeded by Carlo Carafa della Spina