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José Esteve Juan

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Most Reverend
José Esteve Juan
Bishop of Orihuela
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Orihuela
In office 1594–1603
Predecessor Cristóbal Senmanat y Robuster
Successor Andrés Balaguer Salvador
Previous post Bishop of Vieste (1586–1589)
Orders
Consecration April 1586
by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Born 1550
Valencia, Spain
Died 2 November 1603 (age 53)
Orihuela, Spain

José Esteve Juan (also Giuseppe Esteve Stefano) (1550 – 2 November 1603) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Orihuela (1594–1603) and Bishop of Vieste (1586–1589).[1]

Biography

José Esteve Juan was born in Valencia, Spain in 1550.[1] On 17 March 1586, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Vieste.[1] On April 1586, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Marco Antonio Marsilio, Archbishop of Salerno, and Scipione de Tolfa, Archbishop of Trani, serving as co-consecrators.[1] In 1589, he resigned as Bishop of Vieste.[1] On 12 January 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Orihuela.[1] He served as Bishop of Orihuela until his death on 2 November 1603.[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[1]

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