Most Reverend

Fortunato Durante
Bishop of Squillace
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Squillace
In office1697–1714
PredecessorGennaro Crespino
SuccessorMarco Antonio Attaffi
Orders
Consecration24 November 1697
by Pier Matteo Petrucci
Personal details
Born1655
Died23 November 1714 (age 59)
Squillace, Italy
NationalityItalian

Fortunato Durante (1655–1714) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Squillace (1697–1714).[1]

Biography

Fortunato Durante was born in Albi, Italy.[2] On 20 November 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Squillace.[1][2] On 24 November 1697, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Matteo Petrucci, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Giuseppe Felice Barlacci, Bishop Emeritus of Narni, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Squillace until his death on 23 November 1714.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 363. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Fortunato Durante". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]


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