Juan de Castro (bishop of Taranto)

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Juan de Castro, O.S.B. (died 1601) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Taranto (1600–1601).[1][2][3]

Biography

Juan de Castro was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[4] On 20 March 1600, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Taranto.[1][4] he was consecrated bishop by Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza, Archbishop of Naples.[4] He served as Archbishop of Taranto until his death on 11 November 1601.[4]

References

  1. 1.[1.2]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 327. (in Latin)
  2. 2."Archdiocese of Taranto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. 3."Archdiocese of Taranto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. 4.[4.2][4.3][4.4]Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Juan de Castro, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]