Juan Esteban Ferrero

Most Reverend
Juan Esteban Ferrero
Bishop of Vercelli
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Vercelli
In office 1599–1610
Predecessor Marcantonio Visia
Successor Giacomo Goria
Orders
Consecration 1 May 1599
by Federico Borromeo
Personal details
Born 3 November 1568
Biella, Italy
Died 21 September 1610 (age 41)
Turin, Italy
Previous post Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1604–1607)

Juan Esteban Ferrero, O. Cist. or Giovanni Stefano Ferrero (1568–1610) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vercelli (1599–1610) and Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1604–1607).[1][2]

Biography

Juan Esteban Ferrero was born in Biella, Italy on 3 November 1568 and ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.[3] On 29 March 1599, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Vercelli.[1][3] On 1 May 1599, he was consecrated bishop by Federico Borromeo (seniore), Archbishop of Milan, with Fabio Biondi, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Carlo Conti, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 20 January 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor; he resigned on 3 May 1607.[3] He served as Bishop of Vercelli until his death on 21 September 1610.[2][3]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 330. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 364. (in Latin)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Esteban (Giovanni Stefano) Ferrero, O. Cist". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Emperor (Germany)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Vercelli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Vercelli (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Filippo Spinelli		 Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor
1604–1607		 Succeeded by
Antonio Caetani (iuniore)
Preceded by
Marcantonio Visia		 Bishop of Vercelli
1599–1610		 Succeeded by
Giacomo Goria
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