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Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva

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]

Biography

Juan 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

  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 198. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 98–99. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 73. (in Latin)
  4. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  5. ^ a b c d e Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Agrigento
1594–1606
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Guadix
1606–1610
Succeeded by