Pierluigi Carafa
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His Eminence Pierluigi Cardinal Carafa |
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| Former Dean of the College of Cardinals | |
Coat-of-arms of Carafa Family
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| Diocese | Former Bishop of Ostia |
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| Ordination | 19 February 1713 |
| Consecration | 1713 (Date Unknown) |
| Created Cardinal | 20 September 1728 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Bishop |
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| Birth name | Pierluigi Carafa, Junior |
| Born | 4 July 1677 Naples, Italy |
| Died | 15 December 1755 (aged 78) Rome, Italy |
| Buried | Sant'Andrea delle Fratte |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
Pierluigi Carafa, Junior (4 July 1677 – 15 December 1755) (sometimes spelled as Caraffa) 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. He is currently buried at Sant'Andrea delle Fratte in Rome.
Born into an illustrious house of Naples, the family of Pierluigi was not unaccustomed to high-ranking prelates. Other cardinals in the family consisted of Filippo Carafa della Serra; Oliviero Carafa; Gianvincenzo Carafa; Carlo Carafa; Diomede Carafa; Alfonso Carafa; Antonio Carafa; Giovanni Pietro Carafa (later Pope Paul IV); Pier Luigi Carafa, Senior; Carlo Carafa della Spina; Fortunato Ilario Carafa della Spina; Francesco Carafa della Spina di Traetto; Marino Carafa di Belvedere; and Domenico Carafa della Spina di Traetto. Also a member of the family was Gregorio Carafa, Grand Master of the Order of St. John.
Pierluigi was born on 4 July 1677 in Naples. He attended La Sapienza University in Rome where he was awarded a doctorate in both laws (civil and canon) on 19 October 1694. He was then ordained a deacon on 22 January 1713 and a priest on 19 February 1713.
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