Pier Luigi Carafa (born 18 July 1581 in Naples

Naples

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, Italy

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, died 15 February 1655 in Rome

Rome

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, in the conclave) was a cardinal

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A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...

 of the Catholic Church, and a member of the Roman Curia

Roman Curia

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He was bishop of Tricarico

Tricarico

Tricarico is a town and comune in the province of Matera, Basilicata, southern Italy.It is home to one of the best preserved medieval historical centres in Lucania.-Origins:The origin of Tricarico is presently unknown...

 and nuntius of Cologne

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He was made cardinal

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 in March 1645 by Pope Innocent X.

He died during the 1655 conclave.

Other cardinals in the same family were Filippo Carafa della Serra (created 1378), Oliviero Carafa

Oliviero Carafa

Oliviero Carafa was an Italian cardinal and diplomat of the Renaissance. Like the majority of his era's prelates, he displayed the lavish and conspicuous standard of living that was expected of a prince of the Church...

 (created 1467), Carlo Carafa

Carlo Carafa

Carlo Carafa of a distinguished family of Naples, vicious and talented was successively condottiero in the service of France and of Spain, vying for their protectorates in Italy until 1555, when he was made a cardinal, to 1559 the all-powerful favourite and Cardinal Nephew of Pope Paul IV Carafa,...

 (1555), Diomede Carafa (1555), Alfonso Carafa

Alfonso Carafa

Alfonso Carafa was a member of one of the oldest noble families of Naples and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. His father was Antonio, Marquis of Montebello, whose uncle, Gian Pietro Carafa, ascended the papal throne in 1555 as Pope Paul IV....

 (1557), Antonio Carafa

Antonio Carafa

Antoni Carafa was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal.-Early years:Antonio Carafa was born in Naples to Rinaldo I Carafello Carafa, a local patrician, and Giovanna of the signori of Montefalcone. He was a relative of Pope Paul IV through whose household he gained preferment in the Roman Curia.He...

 (1568), Decio Carafa (1611), Carlo Carafa della Spina (1664), Fortunato Ilario Carafa della Spina (1686), Pierluigi Carafa

Pierluigi Carafa

Pierluigi Carafa, Junior was an Italian cardinal from the famous Neapolitan family of Italian nobles, clergy, and men of arts. He served the papacy as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals and as Dean of same College...

 (1728), Francesco Carafa della Spina di Traetto (1773), Marino Carafa di Belvedere (1801), and Domenico Carafa della Spina di Traetto

Domenico Carafa della Spina di Traetto

Domenico Cardinal Carafa della Spina di Traetto was a Catholic Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento and Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals.-Personal life:Carafa was born in Naples, Italy on 12 July 1805...

 (1844).