| Type: | Bishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
| Simone Carafa Roccella | |
| Archbishop of Messina | |
| Church: | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese: | Archdiocese of Messina |
| Term: | 1647–1676 |
| Predecessor: | Biagio Proto de Rossi |
| Successor: | Giuseppe Cigala |
| Consecration: | 12 September 1638 |
| Consecrated By: | Francesco Maria Brancaccio |
| Death Date: | 22 March 1676 |
| Death Place: | Messina, Italy |
Simone Carafa Roccella, C.R. (died 22 March 1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Messina (1647–1676) and Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1638–1647).[1] [2] [3]
Simone Carafa Roccella was ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.On 30 August 1638, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera.On 12 September 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Tommaso Carafa, Bishop Emeritus of Vulturara e Montecorvino, and Giovanni Battista Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators.On 14 May 1647, he was selected as Archbishop of Messina and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 16 September 1647.He served as Archbishop of Messina until his death on 22 March 1676.