Juan Gálvez (bishop)
Juan Gálvez (died 1507) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze (1500–1507).Eubel II, p. 248. Biography Juan Galvez was a native of Seville, Spain. He was born in 1439, in October, probably on the 20th. He was a ''Doctor of both laws, Doctor in utroque iure'', and a protege of Cardinal Oliviero Carafa. He was appointed President of the Apostolic Camera. He was a writer of papal bulls (''scriptor apostolicarum bullarum''), for whose services substantial fees were due from the intended recipients; he rose to be Master of the Registry of papal bulls. On 18 December 1500, he was appointed by Pope Alexander VI as Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze. The right to appoint the bishop of Terracina was reserved to the pope by John XXII and all of his successors. Terracina, moreover, was hierarchically directly dependent upon the Holy See (Papacy). Galvez served as Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze until his death on (according to David Chene ...
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the on ...
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