Carlo Carafa (bishop of Aversa)
# Carlo Carafa (bishop of Aversa)

Carlo Carafa (1584–1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Aversa (1616–1644) and Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1621–1628).

## Biography

Carlo Carafa was born in Naples, Italy in 1584. On 19 July 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Aversa. On 21 September 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Giambattista Leni, Bishop of Ferrara, with Galeazzo Sanvitale, Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Canosa, and Antonio Díaz (bishop), Bishop of Caserta, serving as co-consecrators. On 17 April 1621, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, by Pope Gregory XV, where he served until his resignation on 9 Sep 1628. He served as Bishop of Aversa until his death in April 1644.

## Episcopal succession

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

* Miguel Juan Balaguer Camarasa, Bishop of Malta (1635);
* Domenico Ravenna, Bishop of Nicastro (1635);
* Luigi Pappacoda, Bishop of Capaccio (1635); and
* Marco Morosini, Bishop of Treviso (1639).
