Juan López (bishop of Crotone)

Juan López, O.P. (died 1632) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Monopoli (1598–1608)[1] and Bishop of Crotone (1595–1598).[2][3]

Most Reverend

Juan López
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Monopoli
In office1598–1608
PredecessorAlfonso Porzio
SuccessorGiovanni Giacomo Macedonio
Orders
Consecration11 June 1595
by Alfonso Pisani
Personal details
Died1632

Biography edit

Juan López was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[4][5] On 5 June 1595, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Crotone.[2][3][4] On 11 June 1595, he was consecrated bishop by Alfonso Pisani, Archbishop of Santa Severina with Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon, and Cristóbal Senmanat y Robuster, Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela serving as co-consecrators.[4] On 15 November 1598, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Monopoli.[1][4] He served as Bishop of Monopoli until his resignation in 1608.[1][4] He died in 1632.[4]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alonso González Aguilar, Bishop of León (1613); and Cristóbal Martínez de Salas, Bishop of Panamá (1626).[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 248. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 180. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 166. (in Latin)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan López, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  5. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Juan López, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Crotone
1595–1598
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Monopoli
1598–1608
Succeeded by