Carlo Carafa (bishop)

Carlo Carafa (died 29 September 1608) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Boiano (1572–1608)[1] and Bishop of Guardialfiera (1567–1572).[2]

Most Reverend Carlo Carafa
Bishop of Boiano
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Boiano
In office	1572–1608
Successor	Fabrizio Degli Afflitti
Orders
Consecration	1 June 1567 by Scipione Rebiba
Personal details
Died	29 September 1608 Boiano, Italy

Biography

On 23 May 1567, Carlo Carafa was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Guardialfiera.[2][3][4] On 1 June 1567, he was consecrated bishop by Scipione Rebiba, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria, with Giulio Antonio Santorio, Archbishop of Santa Severina, and Egidio Valenti, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 4 July 1572, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Boiano.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Boiano until his death on 29 September 1608.[1][3]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 136. (in Latin)
2. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 206–207. (in Latin)
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Carlo Carafa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
4. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Carlo Carafa". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Campobasso–Boiano". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campobasso–Boiano (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Guardialfiera (Guardia)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Guardialfiera (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}