Juan de Aragón

Most Reverend
Juan de Aragón
Archbishop of Zaragoza
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Zaragoza
In office 1458–1475
Predecessor Dalmacio del Mur
Successor Ausias Despuig
Personal details
Born 1439
Spain
Died 19 November 1475 (age 36)

Juan de Aragón was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Zaragoza (1458–1475).[1]

Biography

Juan de Aragón was born in Spain in 1439, the illegitimate son of John II of Aragon. On 30 June 1458, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Callixtus III as Archbishop of Zaragoza.[1][2] He served as Archbishop of Zaragoza until his death on 19 November 1475.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro Baldó, Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin (1461); and Jaime Perez de Valencia, Titular Bishop of Christopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (1469).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 113. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Juan de Aragón". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Zaragoza". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Zaragoza (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Dalmacio del Mur
Archbishop of Zaragoza
1458–1475
Succeeded by
Ausias Despuig
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