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Juan Esteban Ferrero

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Most Reverend
Juan Esteban Ferrero
Bishop of Vercelli
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Vercelli
In office 1599–1610
Predecessor Marcantonio Visia
Successor Giacomo Goria
Previous post Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1604–1607)
Orders
Consecration 1 May 1599
by Federico Borromeo
Personal details
Born 3 November 1568
Biella, Italy
Died 21 September 1610 (age 41)
Turin, Italy

Juan Esteban Ferrero, O. Cist. or Giovanni Stefano Ferrero (1568–1610) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vercelli (1599–1610) and Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1604–1607).[1][2]

Biography

Juan Esteban Ferrero was born in Biella, Italy on 3 November 1568 and ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.[3] On 29 March 1599, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Vercelli.[1][3] On 1 May 1599, he was consecrated bishop by Federico Borromeo (seniore), Archbishop of Milan, with Fabio Biondi, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Carlo Conti, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 20 January 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor; he resigned on 3 May 1607.[3] He served as Bishop of Vercelli until his death on 21 September 1610.[2][3]

Episcopal succession

Episcopal succession of Juan Esteban Ferrero
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[3]
Orazio Mattei, Bishop of Gerace (1601);
Giovanni Giovenale Ancina, Bishop of Saluzzo (1602);
Andrés Fernández de Córdoba y Carvajal, Bishop of Badajoz (1602);
Papirio Picedi, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1603); and
Charles von Lamberg, Archbishop of Prague (1607).

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