 Carlo Labia was born in Venice, Italy in 1624 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.On 27 January 1659, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Corfù.On 9 February 1659, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina, with Alessandro Sperelli, Bishop of Gubbio, and Gregorio Carducci, Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, serving as co-consecrators.