Alfonso Cardinal Carafa †

Deceased

Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo

Librarian of the Vatican Library

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
16 Jul 1540		Born
15 Mar 1557	16.6	Elevated to Cardinal
24 Mar 1557	16.6	Installed	Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
9 Apr 1557	16.7	Appointed	Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
15 Apr 1557	16.7	Ordained Deacon	Deacon
16 Dec 1558	18.4	Appointed	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Octaviae)
1559²	18.4	Appointed	Librarian of the Vatican Library
6 Mar 1559	18.6	Appointed	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica
26 Apr 1560	19.7	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
16 Apr 1564	23.7	Ordained Priest	Priest
30 Jun 1565	24.9	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
29 Aug 1565	25.1	Died	Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Alfonso Carafa
(VIAF: 74664729; WikiData: Q1136457)
Alfonso Cardinal Carafa (born 16 Jul 1540, died 29 Aug 1565) Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}

Consistory - March 1557: Created Cardinal
Conclave - 1559: Participated

Event Place
Birth Place Napoli, Archdiocese of Napoli {Naples}
Ordained Bishop Cathedral, Napoli, Archdiocese of Napoli {Naples}
Death Place Monteoliveto, Napoli, Archdiocese of Napoli {Naples}
Buried Place (Original) Cathedral, Napoli, Archdiocese of Napoli {Naples}

a priest for 1.3 years
a bishop for .1 years
a cardinal for 8.4 years

Ordained Deacon by:
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †
Archbishop of Pisa
Ordained Priest by:
Niccolò Cardinal Caetani di Sermoneta †
Archbishop of Capua
Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Antonio Scarampi †
Bishop of Nola
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Giulio Pavesi, O.P. †
Archbishop of Sorrento
Archbishop Paolo Emilio Verallo †
Bishop of Capaccio

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Antonio Scarampi †
Bishop of Nola

Event	Place
Birth Place	Napoli, Archdiocese of Napoli {Naples}
Ordained Bishop	Cathedral, Napoli, Archdiocese of Napoli {Naples}
Death Place	Monteoliveto, Napoli, Archdiocese of Napoli {Naples}
Buried Place (Original)	Cathedral, Napoli, Archdiocese of Napoli {Naples}

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 15 Mar 1557
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 255
od/c0: CB, 28 Jun 2015
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1565, Number 7
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 78, Number 6,284

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a priest for 1.3 years a bishop for .1 years a cardinal for 8.4 years	Ordained Deacon by: Scipione Cardinal Rebiba † Archbishop of Pisa Ordained Priest by: Niccolò Cardinal Caetani di Sermoneta † Archbishop of Capua Principal Consecrator: Bishop Antonio Scarampi † Bishop of Nola Principal Co-Consecrators: Archbishop Giulio Pavesi, O.P. † Archbishop of Sorrento Archbishop Paolo Emilio Verallo † Bishop of Capaccio
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Antonio Scarampi † Bishop of Nola