Juan del Pozo Horta

Most Reverend
Juan del Pozo Horta
Bishop of Segovia
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Segovia
In office 1656-1660
Predecessor Francisco Araújo
Successor Francisco de Zárate y Terán
Orders
Consecration 14 Oct 1646
by Giulio Rospigliosi
Personal details
Born 13 Dec 1584
Valladolid, Spain
Died 16 Aug 1660 (age 75)
Segovia, Spain
Previous post Bishop of Lugo (1646-1650)
Bishop of León (1650-1656)

Juan del Pozo Horta (13 Dec 1584-16 Aug 1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Segovia (1656-1660), Bishop of León (1650-1656), and Bishop of Lugo (1646-1650).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Biography

Juan del Pozo Horta was born in Valladolid and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1] On 16 Jul 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Lugo.[1] On 14 Oct 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Rospigliosi, Titular Archbishop of Tarsus, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Titular Bishop of Lystra, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 10 Jan 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of León.[1] On 1 Apr 1656, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII on 28 Aug 1656 as Bishop of Segovia.[1] He served as Bishop of Segovia until his death on 16 Aug 1660.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Juan Pérez de Vega, Bishop of Tui (1649).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Bishop Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Segovia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Diocese of Segovia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Diocese of León" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. "Diocese of León - Spain" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  6. "Diocese of Lugo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  7. "Diocese of Lugo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Juan Sánchez Alonso de Guevara
Bishop of Lugo
1646-1650
Succeeded by
Francisco Torres Sánchez de Roa
Preceded by
Bartolomé Santos de Risoba
Bishop of León
1650-1656
Succeeded by
Juan Pérez de Vega
Preceded by
Francisco Araújo
Bishop of Segovia
1656-1660
Succeeded by
Francisco de Zárate y Terán
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