Most Reverend Fortunato Durante | |
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Bishop of Squillace | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Squillace |
In office | 1697–1714 |
Predecessor | Gennaro Crespino |
Successor | Marco Antonio Attaffi |
Orders | |
Consecration | 24 November 1697 by Pier Matteo Petrucci |
Personal details | |
Born | 1655 |
Died | 23 November 1714 (age 59) Squillace, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Fortunato Durante (1655–1714) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Squillace (1697–1714). [1]
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]