Juan de la Torre y Castro
Most Reverend Juan de la Torre y Castro | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Nicaragua | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nicaragua |
| In office | 1661-1662 |
| Predecessor | Tomás Manso |
| Successor | Alfonso Bravo de Laguna |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas by 1662 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1607 Arrancarra de Aranxo, Spain |
| Died | Dec 1662 (age 55) León, Nicaragua |
Juan de la Torre y Castro of Juan de la Torres y Castro (1607 - Dec 1662) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1661-1662)[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Juan de la Torre y Castro was born in Arrancarra de Aranxo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[1] On 19 Dec 1661, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1] In 1662, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas, Bishop of Puebla.[1] He died six days after arriving in Nicaragua[4] in Dec 1662.[1] Alfonso Bravo de Laguna, who served as Vicar Capitular since 1660 after the death of Tomás Manso, was appointed the next Bishop.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Bishop Juan de la Torre y Castro, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ "Diocese of León en Nicaragua" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ a b c Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
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