Carlo Carafa della Spina

Carlo Carafa della Spina (1611–1680) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.

Biography On 1 Jan 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Ciriaco Rocci, Cardinal-Priest of San Salvatore in Lauro, with Fabio Lagonissa, Titular Patriarch of Antioch, and Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, serving as co-consecrators.

Episcopal succession Episcopal succession of Carlo Carafa della SpinaWhile bishop, he was the principal consecrator of: Jost Knab, Bishop of Lausanne (1654); Giovanni Delfino (iuniore), Titular Archbishop of Thagaste and Coadjutor Patriarch of Aquileia (1656); Paul de Tauris-Jancic, Bishop of Pedena (1663); Lorenzo Astiria, Bishop of Malta (1670); Francesco Buonvisi, Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica and Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1670); Francesco Nerli (iuniore), Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto (1670); Giuseppe Cigala, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (1670); Giovanni Battista Paterio, Bishop of Andros (1672); Gerolamo Rocca, Bishop of Ischia (1672); Francesco Antonio Gallo, Bishop of Bitonto (1672); Onofrio Manesi, Bishop of Bisignano (1672); Francesco Antonio Carafa, Archbishop of Lanciano (1675); Carlo della Palma, Bishop of Pozzuoli (1675); and the principal co-consecrator of: Giovanni de Torres, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1645); Girolamo Buonvisi, Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia (1651); Girolamo Boncompagni, Archbishop of Bologna (1652); Alfonso Michele Litta, Archbishop of Milan (1652); Calanio della Ciaja, Bishop of Nardò (1652); Lodovico Betti, Bishop of Osimo (1652); Francesco Gaetano, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus and Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1652); Neri Corsini, Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis (1652); Giantommaso Gastaldi, Bishop of Brugnato (1652); and Francisco de Rojas-Borja y Artés, Archbishop of Tarragona (1653).