Fabrizio Carafa (1588 – March, 1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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Biography

Fabrizio Carafa was born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

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in 1588. On 24 January 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Gregory XV Pope Gregory XV ( la, Gregorius XV; it, Gregorio XV; 9 January 15548 July 1623), born Alessandro Ludovisi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 February 1621 to his death in July 1623. Biography Early life Al ...

. On 6 February 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Sacrati (cardinal),

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of San Matteo in Merulana, with

Alfonso Giglioli Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...

, Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, and

Carlo Bovi Carlo Bovi (1576–1646) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sarsina (1635–1646) and Bishop of Bagnoregio (1622–1635). Biography Carlo Bovi was born in Bologna, Italy in 1576 and ordained a deacon in January 1622. On 10 Jan ...

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