Oliviero Carafa

His Eminence

Oliviero Carafa
His Eminence; Oliviero Carafa
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia
	Detail from a portrait by Cesare da Sesto, early 16th century
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Ostia
See	Ostia
Appointed	November 1503
Term ended	20 January 1511
Predecessor	Giuliano della Rovere
Successor	Raffaele Riario
Other post(s)	Dean of the College of Cardinals; (1492–1511);
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Naples; (1458-1484, 1503-1505); Cardinal-Bishop of Albano; (1476-1483); Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals; (1477); Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina; (1483-1503); Bishop of Salamanca; (1491-1494); Bishop of Rimini; (1495-1497); Bishop of Chieti; (1500-1501); Bishop of Caiazzo; (1506-1507); Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze; (1507-1510);
Orders
Ordination	1476
Created cardinal	18 September 1467; by Pope Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Bishop
Personal details
Born	Oliviero Carafa; 10 March 1430; Naples, Italy
Died	20 January 1511 (aged 80); Rome, Italy
Buried	Carafa Chapel; (1511-1793); Naples Cathedral; (1793-present)

Oliviero Carafa (10 March 1430 – 20 January 1511), in Latin Oliverius 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. In his career he set an example of conscientiousness for his contemporaries and mentored his relative, Giovanni Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV.

Ordained by Bonifacio Colonna in 1476