Juan del Castillo (bishop)

For other people with the same name, see Juan del Castillo (disambiguation).
Most Reverend

Juan del Castillo
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseDiocese of Santiago de Cuba
In office1564–1578
PredecessorBernardino de Villalpando
SuccessorJuan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo
Orders
ConsecrationJune 1567
Personal details
Born
Quintanar de la Orden, Spain
DiedJune 1593

Juan del Castillo (died 1593) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1564–1578).[1]

Biography

Juan del Castillo was born in Quintanar de la Orden, Spain.[2] On 28 April 1564, Juan del Castillo was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[1][2] In June 1567, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his resignation on 3 October 1578.[1][2] He died in June 1593.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 182. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan del Castillo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
1564–1578 		Succeeded by


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