Most Reverend Tommaso Carafa | |
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Bishop of Capaccio | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Capaccio |
In office | 1639–1664 |
Predecessor | Luigi Pappacoda |
Successor | Camillo Ragona |
Orders | |
Consecration | 26 November 1623 by Cosimo de Torres |
Personal details | |
Born | 1588 |
Died | 7 December 1664 (age 76) Capaccio, Italy |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1623–1637) |
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]
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]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: [2]