Pier Luigi Carafa (bishop)
Most Reverend Pier Luigi Carafa | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Tricarico | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Tricarico |
| In office | 1646–1672 |
| Predecessor | Pier Luigi Carafa |
| Successor | Andrea Francolisio d'Aquino |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 14 January 1646 by Pier Luigi Carafa |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 7 August 1672 Tricarico, Italy |
Pier Luigi Carafa (died 7 August 1672) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tricarico (1646–1672).[1]
Biography[edit]
On 8 January 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Tricarico.[1][2] On 14 January 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa (seniore), Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, and Ascanio Cassiani, Bishop of Andria, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Tricarico until his death on 7 August 1672.[1][2] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giovanni Battista Brescia, Bishop of Vicenza (1655).[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 343. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pier Luigi Carafa, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources[edit]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Tricarico". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Tricarico (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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