Fabrizio Carafa (1588 – March, 1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Bitonto
The Italian Catholic diocese of Bitonto, in Apulia, had a short independent existence from 1982 to 1986. In the latter year it was united into the Archdiocese of Bari, forming the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto. Before 1982, it had existed since the 9 ...
Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016
Biography
Fabrizio Carafa was born in
Naples
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,
Italy
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in 1588. On 24 January 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XV
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as
Bishop of Bitonto
The Italian Catholic diocese of Bitonto, in Apulia, had a short independent existence from 1982 to 1986. In the latter year it was united into the Archdiocese of Bari, forming the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto. Before 1982, it had existed since the 9 ...
. On 6 February 1622, he was consecrated bishop by
Francesco Sacrati (cardinal)
Francesco Sacrati (1567 – September 6, 1623) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cesena (1622–1623), Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana (1621–1623), and Titular Archbishop of ''Damascus'' (16 ...
,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
San Matteo in Merulana San Matteo in Via Merulana was a titular church in Rome, dedicated to the Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, for cardinal priests (the intermediary class).
History
San Matteo was first established as a titular church in 112 by Pope Alexander I, th ...
, with
Alfonso Giglioli
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,
Bishop of Anglona-Tursi
The Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Basilicata, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.Carlo Bovi,
Bishop of Bagnoregio The Diocese of Bagnoregio is a former Catholic territory, located in the modern Province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Lazio, located about northwest of Rome.Catholic Church in Italy
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