Gregorio Carafa (archbishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Gregorio Carafa
Archbishop of Salerno
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Salerno
Term:1664–1675
Predecessor:Giovanni de Torres
Successor:Alfonso Álvarez Barba Ossorio
Consecration:20 Sep 1648
Consecrated By:Pier Luigi Carafa (seniore)
Birth Date:1588
Death Date:22 Feb 1675 (age 87)
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Gregorio Carafa, C.R. (1588–1675) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Salerno (1664–1675)[1] and Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio (1648–1664).[2]

Biography

Gregorio Carafa was born in 1588 in Naples, Italy and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[3] [4] On 24 Aug 1648, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio.On 20 Sep 1648, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa (seniore), Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with Fausto Caffarelli (archbishop), Archbishop of Santa Severina, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators. On 14 Feb 1664, he was selected as Archbishop of Salerno and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII on 23 Jun 1664.He served as Archbishop of Salerno until his death on 22 Feb 1675.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 301. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 138. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archbishop Gregorio Carafa, C.R. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  4. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Archbishop Gregorio Carafa, C.R. . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.