Mario Carafa (died 1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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Biography

On 26 October 1565, Mario Carafa was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Pius IV Pope Pius IV (; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death, in December 1565. Born in Milan, his family considered itself a b ...

. On 10 February 1566, he was ordained bishop by

Giovanni Michele Saraceni Giovanni Michele Saraceni (1 December 1498 – 27 April 1568) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Saraceni was born in Naples and was a relative of Cardinal Fabio Mignanelli. He was the archbishop of Acerenza and Matera f ...

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, with Paolo Emilio Verallo,

Bishop of Capaccio The Diocese of Vallo della Lucania () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Campania, has existed under this name since 1945. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.

, and Berardo Bongiovanni,

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, serving as

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. He served as Archbishop of Naples until his death on 11 September 1576.

References

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