Tommaso Carafa was born in 1588. On 20 November 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Urban VIII as
Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino. On 26 November 1623, he was consecrated bishop by
Cosimo de Torres,
Cardinal-Priest of
San Pancrazio, with
Paolo Emilio Santori,
Archbishop of Urbino, and
Giuseppe Acquaviva,
Titular Archbishop of
Thebae, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino until his resignation in 1637. On 11 July 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as
Bishop of Capaccio. He served as Bishop of Capaccio until his death on 7 December 1664. ==Episcopal succession==