Juan de Witte Hoos

Most Reverend
Juan de Witte Hoos
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Santiago de Cuba
In office 1522–1525
Predecessor None
Successor Sebastián de Salamanca
Personal details
Born 1475
Brujas, Spain
Died 18 September 1540 (age 47)
Nationality Spanish
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Juan de Witte Hoos or Juan de Ubite (1475 – 18 September 1540) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1522–1525) and Bishop of Baracoa (1517–1522).[1][2][3]

Biography

Juan de Witte Hoos was born in Brujas, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1] On 15 May 1514, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo X as Titular Bishop of Salymbria.[1] On 11 February 1517, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo X as Bishop of Baracoa.[1] On 28 April 1522, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Adrian VI as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba where he served until his resignation on 4 April 1525.[1] He died on 18 September 1540.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Juan de Witte Hoos (Ubite), O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 19, 2016
  3. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 19, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
None
Bishop of Baracoa
1517–1522
Succeeded by
None
Preceded by
None
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
1522–1525
Succeeded by
Sebastián de Salamanca
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