Giacomo Carafa

Most Reverend Giacomo Carafa
Archbishop of Rossano
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Rossano
In office	1646–1664
Predecessor	Pietro Antonio Spinelli
Successor	Carlo Spinola (archbishop)
Orders
Ordination	June 1646
Consecration	21 Oct 1646
Personal details
Born	Naples, Italy
Died	7 Apr 1664

Giacomo Carafa (died 1664) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Rossano (1646–1664).[1]

Biography

Giacomo Carafa was born in Naples, Italy and ordained a priest in June 1646.[2] On 18 Oct 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Archbishop of Rossano.[1][2] On 21 Oct 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa (seniore), Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with Alfonso Sacrati, Bishop Emeritus of Comacchio, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Rossano until his death on 7 Apr 1664.[1][2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 297. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Giacomo Carafa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati (Italy)". GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Pietro Antonio Spinelli	Archbishop of Rossano 1646–1664	Succeeded by Carlo Spinola (archbishop)