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Juan del Castillo (bishop)
Juan del Castillo (died 1593) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1564–1578).[1]
Most Reverend Juan del Castillo | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Santiago de Cuba | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Diocese of Santiago de Cuba |
| In office | 1564–1578 |
| Predecessor | Bernardino de Villalpando |
| Successor | Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | June 1567 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | June 1593 |
Biography edit
Juan del Castillo was born in Quintanar de la Orden, Spain.[2] On 28 April 1564, Juan del Castillo was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[1][2] In June 1567, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his resignation on 3 October 1578.[1][2] He died in June 1593.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 182. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan del Castillo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources edit
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]