Mario Carafa

Most Reverend Mario Carafa
Archbishop of Naples
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Naples
In office	1565–1576
Predecessor	Alfonso Carafa
Successor	Paul Burali d'Arezzo
Orders
Consecration	10 February 1566 by Giovanni Michele Saraceni
Personal details
Died	11 September 1576 Naples, Italy

Mario Carafa (died 1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Naples (1565–1576).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

On 26 October 1565, Mario Carafa was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Archbishop of Naples.[1][2] On 10 February 1566, he was ordained bishop by Giovanni Michele Saraceni, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere, with Paolo Emilio Verallo, Bishop of Capaccio, and Berardo Bongiovanni, Bishop of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Naples until his death on 11 September 1576.[2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 255. (in Latin)
2. "Archbishop Mario Carafa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 27, 2017
3. "Archdiocese of Napoli {Naples}" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Metropolitan Diocese of Napoli" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Alfonso Carafa	Archbishop of Naples 1565–1576	Succeeded by Paul Burali d'Arezzo