Juan de Castro (bishop of Taranto)
Most Reverend Juan de Castro | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Taranto | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Taranto |
| In office | 1600–1601 |
| Predecessor | Lelio Brancaccio (archbishop) |
| Successor | Ottavio Mirto Frangipani |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1600 by Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 11 November 1601 Taranto, Italy |
Juan de Castro, O.S.B. (died 1601) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Taranto (1600–1601).[1][2][3]
Biography
[edit]Juan de Castro was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[4] On 20 March 1600, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Taranto.[1][4] he was consecrated bishop by Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza, Archbishop of Naples.[4] He served as Archbishop of Taranto until his death on 11 November 1601.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 327. (in Latin)
- ^ "Archdiocese of Taranto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Taranto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Juan de Castro, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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