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Diomede Carafa (1492–1560) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Biography
A member of the House of Carafa, Diomede Carafa was born in Ariano Irpino on January 7, 1492, the son of a noble family. He was a relative of Giovanni Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV.
After studying law, he worked for various Roman tribunals.
On April 9, 1511, he was elected Bishop of Ariano, with dispensation for not having reached the canonical age or having received Holy Orders.
Pope Paul IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of December 20, 1555. He received the red hat and the titular church of San Martino ai Monti on January 13, 1556.
He participated in the papal conclave of 1559 that elected Pope Pius IV.
He died in Rome on August 12, 1560. He was buried in his titular church.