Fortunato Durante Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Fortunato Durante
Bishop of Squillace
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Squillace
Term:1697–1714
Predecessor:Gennaro Crespino
Successor:Marco Antonio Attaffi
Consecration:24 November 1697
Consecrated By:Pier Matteo Petrucci
Birth Date:1655
Birth Place:Albi, Italy
Death Date:23 November 1714 (age 59)
Death Place:Squillace, Italy
Nationality:Italian

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. 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. He served as Bishop of Squillace until his death on 23 November 1714.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 363. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Fortunato Durante . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.