Juan del Pozo Horta

Juan del Pozo Horta
Most Reverend; Juan del Pozo Horta
	Bishop of Segovia
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Segovia
In office	1656–1660
Predecessor	Francisco Araújo
Successor	Francisco de Zárate y Terán
Orders
Consecration	14 October 1646; by Giulio Rospigliosi
Personal details
Born	13 December 1584; Valladolid, Spain
Died	16 August 1660 (age 75); Segovia, Spain
Previous post	Bishop of Lugo (1646–1650); Bishop of León (1650–1656)

Juan del Pozo Horta (13 December 1584 – 16 August 1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Segovia (1656–1660), Bishop of León (1650–1656), and Bishop of Lugo (1646–1650).[1]

Biography

Juan del Pozo Horta was born in Valladolid and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2][3] On 16 July 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Lugo.[1][2][3] On 14 October 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Rospigliosi, Titular Archbishop of Tarsus, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Titular Bishop of Lystra, serving as co-consecrators.[2][3] On 10 January 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of León.[1][2][3] On 1 April 1656, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII on 28 August 1656 as Bishop of Segovia.[1][2][3] He served as Bishop of Segovia until his death on 16 August 1660.[1][2][3]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Juan Pérez de Vega, Bishop of Tui (1649).[2]

References

Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 218, 224, and 310. (in Latin)
Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^{self-published}
Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^{self-published}

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of León". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of León". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Segovia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Segovia (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lugo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Lugo (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Juan Sánchez Alonso de Guevara	Bishop of Lugo 1646–1650	Succeeded by Francisco Torres Sánchez de Roa
Preceded by Bartolomé Santos de Risoba	Bishop of León 1650–1656	Succeeded by Juan Pérez de Vega
Preceded by Francisco Araújo	Bishop of Segovia 1656–1660	Succeeded by Francisco de Zárate y Terán

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[HierarchiaIV-1] Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 218, 224, and 310. (in Latin)

[CathHierJuanPozoHorta-2] Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^{self-published}

[GCathJuanPozoHorta-3] Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^{self-published}