José Esteve Juan

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
Orders
Consecration	Apr 1586 by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Born	1550 Valencia, Spain
Died	2 Nov 1603 (age 53) Orihuela, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Vieste (1586-1589)

José Esteve Juan (also Giuseppe Esteve Stefano)(1550-2 Nov 1603) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Orihuela (1594-1603) and Bishop of Vieste (1586-1589).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

José Esteve Juan was born in Valencia, Spain in 1550.^[1] On 17 Mar 1586, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Vieste.^[1] On Apr 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 Jan 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 Nov 1603.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale (1588); and Alfonso Laso Sedeño, Bishop of Gaeta (1588).^[1]

References

1. "Bishop José (Giuseppe) Esteve Juan (Stefano)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 1, 2016
2. "Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Diocese of Orihuela–Alicante" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Diocese of Vieste" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Diocese of Vieste" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016