Juan de San Millán

Most Reverend
Juan de San Millán
Bishop of León
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of León
In office 1564-1578
Predecessor Andrés de la Cuesta
Successor Francisco Trujillo García
Personal details
Born 1497
Barrionuevo, Spain
Died 11 Apr 1578 (age 81)
León, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Tui (1547-1564)

Juan de San Millán (1497 - 11 Apr 1578) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of León (1564-1578) and Bishop of Tui (1547-1564).[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Juan de San Millán was born in Barrionuevo, Spain.[1] On Jun 1547, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Tui.[1] On 28 Jul 1564, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of León.[1] He served as Bishop of León until his death on 11 Apr 1578.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Juan de San Millán" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2015
  3. "Diocese of León" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Diocese of Tui–Vigo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. "Diocese of Tui-Vigo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Miguel Muñoz (bishop)
Bishop of Tui
1547-1564
Succeeded by
Diego Torquemada
Preceded by
Andrés de la Cuesta
Bishop of León
1564-1578
Succeeded by
Francisco Trujillo García


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