Vincenzo Carafa (died 1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Calvi Risorta
The Diocese of Teano-Calvi ( la, Dioecesis Theanensis-Calvensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples. The historic Diocese of Teano and Diocese o ...
(1661–1679).
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Biography
On 8 August 1661, Vincenzo Carafa was appointed by
Pope Alexander VII
Pope Alexander VII ( it, Alessandro VII; 13 February 159922 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death in May 1667.
He began his career as a vice- papal legate, an ...
as
Bishop of Calvi Risorta
The Diocese of Teano-Calvi ( la, Dioecesis Theanensis-Calvensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples. The historic Diocese of Teano and Diocese o ...
.
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He served as Bishop of Calvi Risorta until his death in 1679.
See also
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Catholic Church in Italy
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Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VII
17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
1679 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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