Juan Nicolás Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva (1544 – 23 June 1610) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Guadix (1606–1610)[1] and Bishop of Agrigento (1594–1606).[2][3]
Most Reverend Juan Nicolás Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Guadix | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Guadix |
| In office | 1606–1610 |
| Predecessor | Juan Fonseca |
| Successor | Juan Nicolás Valdés de Carriazo |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Agrigento (1594–1606) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 12 May 1573 |
| Consecration | 8 December 1594 by Leonard Abel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1544 |
| Died | 23 June 1610 (age 66) Guadix, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Biography
editJuan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva was born in Toledo, Spain in 1544 and ordained a priest on 12 May 1573.[4][5] On 2 December 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Agrigento.[2][3][4][5] On 8 December 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon, with Cristóbal Senmanat y Robuster, Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela, and Georgius Perpignani, Bishop of Tinos, serving as co-consecrators.[4][5] On 16 January 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Guadix.[1][4][5] He served as Bishop of Guadix until his death on 23 June 1610.[1][4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 198. (in Latin)
- ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 98–99. (in Latin)
- ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 73. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- ^ a b c d e Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
edit- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Guadix". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Guadix (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Agrigento". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)[self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agrigento (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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