Most Reverend Marcello Maiorana |
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Bishop of Acerra | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Acerra |
In office | 1581–1586 |
Predecessor | Scipione Salernitano |
Successor | Giovanni Battista del Tufo |
Personal details | |
Died | 13 November 1586 Acerra, Italy |
Marcello Maiorana, C.R. (died 13 November 1586) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Acerra (1581–1586) and Bishop of Crotone (1578–1581).
Marcello Maiorana was ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence. On 6 October 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Crotone. On 13 November 1581, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Acerra. He served as Bishop of Acerra until his death on 13 November 1586. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of William Chisholm (bishop of Vaison), Bishop of Vaison (1585)