Francesco Carafa

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Bishop Francesco Carafa

Francesco Carafa (* around 1515 in Naples ; † July 30, 1544 there ) was an Italian Catholic archbishop .

biography

He belonged to the powerful Neapolitan family of the Carafa, who had held the office of Archbishop of Naples from 1458.

On January 24, 1530 he was appointed Archbishop of Naples and died there on July 30, 1544.

literature

  • Konrad Eubel : Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . 2nd Edition. tape III . Libreria Regensbergiana, Münster 1923, p. 255 (Latin, archive.org ).

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predecessor Office successor
Gianvincenzo Carafa Archbishop of Naples
1530–1544
Ranuccio Farnese