Paul IV

POPE PAUL IV

Official name : Gian Pietro Carafa
Nationality : Italy
Born: June 28, 1476
Deceased: August 18, 1559

Bishop of Chieti, 1505-1518
Archbishop of Brindisi, 1518-1524
Cardinal 1536
Archbishop of Chieti, 1537-1549
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, 1544-1546
Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina, 1546-1550
Archbishop of Napoli, 1549-1555
Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, 1550-1553
Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, 1553
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri), 1553-1555
Pope 1555-1559

Cardinal

Pope

Official blazon
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Unfortunately we have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms yet.

If you have any information on the origin or meaning of these arms, or have additional images that you want to share, please mail us your information !

The arms on an undated coin	The arms as cardinal in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in a 16th century manuscript

Religious or Ecclesiastical heraldry portal

This page is part of the Ecclesiastical heraldry portal	Heraldry of the World
Ecclesiastical heraldry per country Catholic heraldry Roman Catholic Arms of Popes Cardinals (2,111) Archdioceses (644) Archbishops (3,372) Dioceses (2,486) Bishops (10,135) Nunciatures (210) and more Armenian Catholic Chaldean Catholic Coptic Catholic Ethiopian Catholic Hungarian Catholic Greek Catholic Maronite Catholic Ruthenian Catholic Syriac Catholic Syro-Malabar Catholic Syro-Malankara Catholic Liberal Catholic Old Catholic Free Catholic	Centre for Ecclesiastical Heraldry : We will help you designing your coat of arms Other Christian churches Anglican Churches Lutheran Churches Orthodox Churches Reformed Churches Unitarianism Other religions Judaism Total pages in the Ecclesiastical section : 18,849 Total images in the Ecclesiastical section : 17,820