Stefano Quaranta

Most Reverend

Stefano Quaranta

C.R.
Archbishop of Amalfi
Stefano Quaranta, Archbishop of Amalfi
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Amalfi
In office1649–1678
PredecessorAngelo Pichi
SuccessorGaetano Miraballi
Orders
Ordination11 October 1649
by Pope Innocent X
Consecration21 November 1649
by Marcantonio Franciotti
Personal details
Died(1678-11-30)30 November 1678
Naples, Italy

Archbishop Stefano Quaranta, C.R. (died 1678) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Amalfi (1649–1678).

Biography

Stefano Quaranta was ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence. On 21 November 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Archbishop of Amalfi. On 30 November 1678, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Giovanni Battista Rinuccini. Archbishop of Fermo, and Luca Torreggiani, Archbishop of Ravenna, serving as co-consecrators. He served Archbishop of Amalfi until his death on 30 November 1678.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

References

  1. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. p. 80.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Stefano Quaranta, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]