Juan de la Torre y Castro

Most Reverend
Juan de la Torre y Castro
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Nicaragua
In office 1661–1662
Predecessor Tomás Manso
Successor Alfonso Bravo de Laguna
Orders
Consecration Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas
by 1662
Personal details
Born 1607
Arrancarra de Aranxo, Spain
Died December 1662 (age 55)
León, Nicaragua

Juan de la Torre y Castro of Juan de la Torres y Castro (1607 – December 1662) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1661–1662).[1][2]

Biography

Juan de la Torre y Castro was born in Arrancarra de Aranxo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[3] On 19 December 1661, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1][3] In 1662, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas, Bishop of Puebla.[3] He died six days after arriving in Nicaragua[2] in December 1662.[3] Alfonso Bravo de Laguna, who served as Vicar Capitular since 1660 after the death of Tomás Manso, was appointed the next Bishop.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 258. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan de la Torre y Castro, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of León (Nicaragua)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Tomás Manso		 Bishop of Nicaragua
1661–1662		 Succeeded by
Alfonso Bravo de Laguna
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