Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Stefano Quaranta | |
Archbishop of Amalfi | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese: | Archdiocese of Amalfi |
Term: | 1649–1678 |
Predecessor: | Angelo Pichi |
Successor: | Gaetano Miraballi |
Ordination: | 11 October 1649 |
Ordained By: | Pope Innocent X |
Consecration: | 21 November 1649 |
Consecrated By: | Marcantonio Franciotti |
Death Date: | 30 November 1678 |
Death Place: | Naples, Italy |
Nationality: | Italian |
Honorific Suffix: | C.R. |
Archbishop Stefano Quaranta, C.R. (died 1678) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Amalfi (1649–1678).[1]
Stefano Quaranta was ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] 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.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: