Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva

Most Reverend
Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva
Bishop of Guadix
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Guadix
In office 1606-1610
Predecessor Juan Fonseca
Successor Juan Nicolás Valdés de Carriazo
Orders
Ordination 12 May 1573
Consecration 8 Dec 1594
by Leonard Abel
Personal details
Born 1544
Toledo, Spain
Died 23 Jun 1610 (age 66)
Guadix, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Agrigento (1594-1606)

Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva (1544 – 23 June, 1610) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Guadix (1606-1610) and Bishop of Agrigento (1594-1606).[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva was born in Toledo, Spain in 1544 and ordained a priest on 12 May 1573.[1] On 2 Dec 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Agrigento.[1] On 8 Dec 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.[1] On 16 Jan 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Guadix.[1] He served as Bishop of Guadix until his death on 23 Jun 1610.[1]


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Guadix" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ↑ "Diocese of Guadix" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved January 14, 2016
  4. ↑ Archdiocese of Agrigento Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 4, 2016
  5. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agrigento" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved April 4, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Francesco del Pozzo		 Bishop of Agrigento (1594-1606)
1594-1606 		Succeeded by
Vincenzo Bonincontro
Preceded by
Juan Fonseca		 Bishop of Guadix
1606-1610 		Succeeded by
Juan Nicolás Valdés de Carriazo
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