Pier Luigi Carafa (bishop)

Pier Luigi Carafa (died 7 August 1672) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tricarico (1646–1672).[1]

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

Biography

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

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 343. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pier Luigi Carafa, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• 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]}