Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Antonio Carafa | |
Bishop of Ugento | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Diocese of Ugento |
Term: | 1663–1704 |
Predecessor: | Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas |
Successor: | Pedro Lázaro y Terrer |
Consecration: | 18 February 1663 |
Consecrated By: | Giulio Cesare Sacchetti |
Death Date: | 9 May 1704 |
Death Place: | Ugento, Italy |
Antonio Carafa, C.R. (died 1704) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ugento (1663–1704).[1]
Antonio Carafa was ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 24 May 1662, he was selected as Bishop of Ugento and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII on 12 February 1663.On 18 February 1663, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina. He served as Bishop of Ugento until his death on 9 May 1704.