Fortunato Durante
17th and 18th-century Italian Catholic bishop
About Fortunato Durante
Lived 1655 – 1714 (aged 58–59). Fortunato Durante was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Fortunato Durante (1655–1714) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Squillace (1697–1714).
Biography Fortunato Durante was born in Albi, Italy. 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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Who was Fortunato Durante?
17th and 18th-century Italian Catholic bishop
When was Fortunato Durante born?
Fortunato Durante was born in 1655 in Albi.
When did Fortunato Durante die?
Fortunato Durante died on 23 November 1714 in Squillace.
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Fortunato Durante was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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