Pope Paul IV

Gian Pietro Carafa †

Deceased

Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
28 Jun 1476		Born
30 Jul 1505	29.0	Appointed	Bishop of Chieti, Italy
18 Sep 1506	30.2	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Chieti, Italy
20 Dec 1518	42.4	Appointed	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
20 Dec 1518	42.4	Appointed	Apostolic Administrator of Chieti, Italy
8 Aug 1524	48.1	Resigned	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
24 Aug 1524	48.1	Ceased	Apostolic Administrator of Chieti, Italy
22 Dec 1536	60.4	Elevated to Cardinal
15 Jan 1537	60.5	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio
20 Jun 1537	60.9	Appointed	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
24 Sep 1537	61.2	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto
6 Jul 1541	65.0	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente
24 Sep 1543	67.2	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
17 Oct 1544	68.3	Appointed	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
8 Oct 1546	70.2	Appointed	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
22 Feb 1549	72.6	Appointed	Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
28 Feb 1550	73.6	Appointed	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
29 Nov 1553	77.4	Appointed	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
11 Dec 1553	77.4	Appointed	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
23 May 1555	78.9	Elected	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
26 May 1555	78.9	Installed	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
18 Aug 1559	83.1	Died	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

MicroData Summary for Gian Pietro Carafa
(VIAF: 88875623; WikiData: Q101430)
Pope Gian Pietro Carafa (born 28 Jun 1476, died 18 Aug 1559) Pope of Roma {Rome}

Consistory - 1536: Created Cardinal
Conclave - 1549/1550: Participated
Conclave - April 1555: Participated; Dean
Conclave - May 1555: Participated; Dean; Elected Pope
Consistory - June 1555: Pope
Consistory - December 1555: Pope
Consistory - March 1557: Pope
Consistory - June 1557: Pope
Conclave - 1559: Previous Pope

Event Place
Birth Place Capriglia
Ordained Bishop Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Death Place Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Original) San Pietro, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Current) Family Chapel (S. Tommaso d'Aquino), S. Maria sopra Minerva, Church, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

a bishop for 52.9 years
a cardinal for 18.4 years (Elected Pope)
a pope for 4.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Oliviero Cardinal Carafa †
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Oliviero Cardinal Carafa † (1458)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
Bishop Leone de Simone †
Bishop of Nola

Ordained Priest:
Girolamo Cardinal Aleandro † (1524)
Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Felice Trofino † (1524)
Benedetto Cardinal de Accolti † (1524)
Bishop Giovanni Matteo Giberti † (1524)
Bishop Tomaso Campeggi † (1526)
Girolamo Cardinal Aleandro † (1528)
Bishop Luigi Lippomano † (1538)
Bishop Giovanni Rinaldi Montorio † (1539)
Pope Marcello Cervini † (1555)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Capriglia
Ordained Bishop	Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Death Place	Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Original)	San Pietro, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Current)	Family Chapel (S. Tommaso d'Aquino), S. Maria sopra Minerva, Church, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 22 Dec 1536
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 255, and Page 311
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 141
ob: CB, 22 Nov 2015

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