Stefano Quaranta

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: • Giovanni Montoya de Cardona, Bishop of Gallipoli (1659);

• Michelangelo Vaginari, Bishop of Giovinazzo (1659);

• Antonio Ricciulli (iuniore), Bishop of Umbriatico (1659);

• Giovanni Carlo Valentini, Bishop of Città Ducale (1659);

• Francesco de Estrada, Archbishop of Brindisi (1659);

• Attilio Pietrasanta, Bishop of Vigevano (1659); and

• Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas, Bishop of Ugento (1659).

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