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José Esteve Juan

José Esteve Juan

Roman Catholic prelate

José Esteve Juan (also Giuseppe Esteve Stefano) (1550 – 2 November 1603) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Orihuela (1594–1603) and Bishop of Vieste (1586–1589).[1]

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Biography

José Esteve Juan was born in Valencia, Spain in 1550.[1] On 17 March 1586, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Vieste.[1] On April 1586, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Marco Antonio Marsilio, Archbishop of Salerno, and Scipione de Tolfa, Archbishop of Trani, serving as co-consecrators.[1] In 1589, he resigned as Bishop of Vieste.[1] On 12 January 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Orihuela.[1] He served as Bishop of Orihuela until his death on 2 November 1603.[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bishop José (Giuseppe) Esteve Juan (Stefano)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 1, 2016
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Vieste". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Vieste (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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