Placido Carafa

Italian Roman Catholic prelate

Most Reverend Placido Carafa
Bishop of Acerra
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Acerra
In office	1662–1672
Predecessor	Mansueto Merati
Successor	Carlo de Angelis
Personal details
Born	1615 Naples, Italy
Died	31 December 1672 (age 57) Naples, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Placido Carafa, C.R. (1615 – 31 December 1672) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Acerra (1662–1672).^[1]

Biography

Placido Carafa was born in Naples, Italy in 1615 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.^[2] On 26 March 1662, he was selected as Bishop of Acerra and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII on 9 April 1663.^[1]^[2] He served as Bishop of Acerra until his death on 31 December 1672 in Naples, Italy.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 66. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Placido Carafa, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Acerra". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Acerra (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}