Tommaso Carafa

Tommaso Carafa (1588 – 7 December 1664) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Capaccio (1639–1664) and Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1623–1637).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Tommaso Carafa
Bishop of Capaccio
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Capaccio
In office1639–1664
PredecessorLuigi Pappacoda
SuccessorCamillo Ragona
Orders
Consecration26 November 1623
by Cosimo de Torres
Personal details
Born1588
Died7 December 1664 (age 76)
Capaccio, Italy
Previous postBishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1623–1637)

Biography

Tommaso Carafa was born in 1588.[2] On 20 November 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino.[1][2] On 26 November 1623, he was consecrated bishop by Cosimo de Torres, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio, with Paolo Emilio Santori, Archbishop of Urbino, and Giuseppe Acquaviva, Titular Archbishop of Thebae, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino until his resignation in 1637.[1][2] On 11 July 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Capaccio.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Capaccio until his death on 7 December 1664.[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

See also

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 134 and 374. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Tommaso Carafa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 10, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Franciscus Buratti
Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino
1623–1637
Succeeded by
Maximilianus Raguzzi
Preceded by
Luigi Pappacoda
Bishop of Capaccio
1639–1664
Succeeded by
Camillo Ragona


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