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Juan Bonilla (bishop)

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Most Reverend
Juan Bonilla
Bishop of Ariano
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Ariano
In office 1689–1696
Predecessor Emmanuele Brancaccio
Successor Giacinto della Calce
Orders
Consecration 6 March 1689
by Galeazzo Marescotti
Personal details
Born 19 April 1636
Valladolid, Spain
Died April 1696 (aged 59–60)
Ariano, Kingdom of Naples

Juan Bonilla, O. Carm. (19 April 1636 – April 1696) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ariano (1689–1696).[1]

Biography

Juan Bonilla was born in Valladolid, Spain on 19 April 1636 and ordained a priest in the Order of Carmelites.[2] On 28 February 1689, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Ariano.[1][2] On 6 March 1689, he was consecrated bishop by Galeazzo Marescotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta, with Alberto Mugiasca, Bishop of Alessandria della Paglia, and Alberto Sebastiano Botti, Bishop of Albenga, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Ariano until his death April 1696.[1][2]

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