Juan de la Torre y Castro

Most Reverend
Juan de la Torre y Castro
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Nicaragua
In office 1661-1662
Predecessor Tomás Manso
Successor Alfonso Bravo de Laguna
Orders
Consecration Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas
by 1662
Personal details
Born 1607
Arrancarra de Aranxo, Spain
Died Dec 1662 (age 55)
León, Nicaragua

Juan de la Torre y Castro of Juan de la Torres y Castro (1607 - Dec 1662) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1661-1662)[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Juan de la Torre y Castro was born in Arrancarra de Aranxo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[1] On 19 Dec 1661, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1] In 1662, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas, Bishop of Puebla.[1] He died six days after arriving in Nicaragua[4] in Dec 1662.[1] Alfonso Bravo de Laguna, who served as Vicar Capitular since 1660 after the death of Tomás Manso, was appointed the next Bishop.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Juan de la Torre y Castro, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  3. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Tomás Manso
Bishop of Nicaragua
1661-1662
Succeeded by
Alfonso Bravo de Laguna
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