Archbishop Stefano Quaranta,
C.R. (died 1678) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Archbishop of Amalfi
The Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni () is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, with its episcopal see at Amalfi, not far from Naples. It was named Archdiocese of Amalfi until parts of the Diocese of Cava e Sarno w ...
(1649–1678).
Biography
Stefano Quaranta was ordained a priest in the
Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.
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On 21 November 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent X
Pope Innocent X (6 May 1574 – 7 January 1655), born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (or Pamphili), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 September 1644 to his death, in January 1655.
Born in Rome of a family fro ...
as
Archbishop of Amalfi
The Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni () is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, with its episcopal see at Amalfi, not far from Naples. It was named Archdiocese of Amalfi until parts of the Diocese of Cava e Sarno w ...
.
On 30 November 1678, he was consecrated bishop by
Marcantonio Franciotti,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
Santa Maria della Pace
Santa Maria della Pace is a Catholic
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, with
Giovanni Battista Rinuccini
Giovanni Battista Rinuccini (1592–1653) was an Italian Roman Catholic archbishop in the mid-seventeenth century. He was a noted legal scholar and became chamberlain to Pope Gregory XV. In 1625 Pope Urban VIII made him the Archbishop of Fer ...
.
Archbishop of Fermo
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, and
Luca Torreggiani
Luca Torreggiani or Luca Torrigiani (died 1669) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Ravenna (1645–1669). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
On 18 September 1645 Luca Torreggiani was appointed, during the papacy of Pope Innocent X, a ...
,
Archbishop of Ravenna This page is a list of Catholic bishops and archbishops of Ravenna and, from 1947 of the Archdiocese of Ravenna and Cervia, which in 1985 became styled the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.[principal co-consecrator
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of:
References
External links and additional sources
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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent X
1678 deaths
Clergy from Naples
Theatine bishops
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