Juan de Castro (bishop of Taranto)

Juan de Castro, O.S.B. (died 1601) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Taranto (1600–1601).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend

Juan de Castro
Archbishop of Taranto
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Taranto
In office1600–1601
PredecessorLelio Brancaccio (archbishop)
SuccessorOttavio Mirto Frangipani
Orders
Consecration1600
by Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza
Personal details
Died11 November 1601
Taranto, Italy

Biography

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

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 327. (in Latin)
  2. "Archdiocese of Taranto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Archdiocese of Taranto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Juan de Castro, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Lelio Brancaccio (archbishop)
Archbishop of Taranto
1600–1601
Succeeded by
Ottavio Mirto Frangipani


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