Juan Enguera

Juan Enguera (died 1513) was the Grand Inquisitor of the Crown of Aragon from 1507 to 1513.

Biography

Juan Enguera was born in Valencia in the fifteenth century. A member of the Dominican Order, Enguera rose to become a confessor of Ferdinand II of Aragon.

Enguera was appointed Bishop of Vic on 19 December 1505. He was later appointed Bishop of Lleida on 9 December 1510,[1] and then Bishop of Tortosa on 1 October 1512. In addition to his duties as a bishop, he was the Grand Inquisitor of the Crown of Aragon from 1507 to 1513.

Enguera died in Valladolid on 14 February 1513.

References

  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 212. (in Latin)
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bishop of Vic
1505–1510
Succeeded by
Joan de Tormo
Preceded by
Diego Ramírez de Guzmán
Grand Inquisitor of Aragon
1507–1513
Succeeded by
Luis Mercader Escolano
Preceded by
Lluís Joan de Milá
Bishop of Lleida
1510–1512
Succeeded by
Jaume Conchillos
Preceded by
Alfons d'Aragó
Bishop of Tortosa
1512–1513
Succeeded by
Lluís Mercader


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