Filippo Giudice Caracciolo Explained

Type:Cardinal
Honorific Prefix:His Eminence
Filippo Giudice Caracciolo
Honorific Suffix:C.O.
Archbishop of Naples
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Naples
See:Naples
Appointed:15 April 1833
Term End:29 January 1844
Predecessor:Luigi Ruffo-Scilla
Successor:Sisto Riario Sforza
Other Post:Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1833–44)
Ordination:18 March 1809
Ordained By:Bernardo Maria della Torre
Consecration:27 February 1820
Consecrated By:Lorenzo Litta
Cardinal:29 July 1833
Created Cardinal By:Pope Gregory XVI
Rank:Cardinal-Priest
Birth Name:Filippo Giudice Caracciolo
Birth Date:27 March 1785
Birth Place:Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Death Place:Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Buried:Naples Cathedral
Parents:Francesco Giudice Caracciolo
Maria Vittoria Palma Artois
Previous Post:Bishop of Molfetta (1820–33)
Cardinal Name:Filippo Giudice Caracciolo
Dipstyle:His Eminence
Offstyle:Your Eminence
Relstyle:Monsignor
See:Naples

Filippo Giudice Caracciolo was an Italian prelate who was archbishop of Naples from 1833 to 1844.[1]

Life

Born into a noble family in Naples on 27 March 1785, he entered the Oratorian order in the late years of the 18th century. He was ordained on March 18, 1809. He performed his pastoral duties in different places and in 1820 he was named bishop of Molfetta and consecrated as bishop. In 1833, he was named by pope Gregory XVI archbishop of Naples. In the same year he was named Cardinal with the title of S. Agnese fuori le mura. He died on 29 January 1844.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1833-ii.htm From Prof Salvador Miranda website