Carlo Carafa (bishop)

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 Jun 1567 by Scipione Rebiba
Personal details
Died	29 Sep 1608 Boiano, Italy

Carlo Carafa (died 29 Sep 1608) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Boiano (1572-1608) and Bishop of Guardialfiera (1567-1572).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

On 23 May 1567, Carlo Carafa was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Guardialfiera.^[1] On 1 Jun 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.^[1] On 4 Jul 1572, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Boiano.^[1] He served as Bishop of Boiano until his death on 29 Sep 1608.^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Carlo Carafa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
2. "Diocese of Guardialfiera (Guardia)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
3. " Titular Episcopal See of Guardialfiera" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 6, 2016
4. "Archdiocese of Campobasso–Boiano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campobasso–Boiano" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 6, 2016