Eligio Caracciolo

Eligio Caracciolo, C.R. (1654 – 17 October 1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1694–1700).^[1][2]

Most Reverend Eligio Caracciolo
Archbishop of Cosenza
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Cosenza
In office	1694–1700
Predecessor	Gennaro Sanfelice
Successor	Andrea Brancaccio
Orders
Consecration	21 March 1694 by Fabrizio Spada
Personal details
Born	1654 Naples, Italy
Died	17 October 1700 (age 46) Cosenza, Italy

Biography

Eligio Caracciolo was born in Naples, Italy in 1654 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.^[2] On 15 March 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop of Cosenza.^[1][2] On 21 March 1694, he was consecrated bishop by Fabrizio Spada, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono with Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Patriarch of Antioch, and Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death on 17 October 1700.^[2]