Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada

Most Reverend
Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
In office 1587-1602
Predecessor Alonso Velázquez
Successor Maximiliano de Austria
Orders
Consecration 25 Jan 1579
by Francisco Blanco Salcedo
Personal details
Born 19 Aug 1534
Córdoba, Spain
Died 20 Apr 1602 (age 67)
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Previous post Bishop of Ourense (1578-1587)

Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada (19 Aug 1534 - 20 Apr 1602) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1587-1602) and Bishop of Ourense (1578-1587).[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada was born in Córdoba, Spain.[1] On 7 Jul 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Ourense.[1] On 25 Jan 1579, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Blanco Salcedo, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, with Fernando Vellosillo Barrio, Bishop of Lugo, and Diego Torquemada, Bishop of Tui, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 27 Jul 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.[1] He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 20 Apr 1602.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Miguel Ares Canaval, Bishop of Orense (1595); Francisco de Tolosa, Bishop of Tui (1597); and Francisco Terrones del Caño, Bishop of Tui (1601).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Archbishop Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ↑ "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ↑ "Diocese of Orense" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ↑ "Diocese of Orense" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Fernando Tricio Arenzana		 Bishop of Ourense
1578-1587 		Succeeded by
Pedro González Acevedo
Preceded by
Alonso Velázquez		 Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
1587-1602 		Succeeded by
Maximiliano de Austria
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