Alexander de Turre,
C.R.L.
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(died 1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia
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(1594–1624).
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Biography
Alexander de Turre was born in 1555 and ordained a priest in the
Canons Regular of the Lateran.
On 31 January 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement VIII as
Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia
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.
On 13 February 1594, he was consecrated bishop by
Ludovico de Torres,
Archbishop of Monreale
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,
Titular Bishop of ''Chrysopolis in Arabia'', and
Owen Lewis (bishop)
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He served as Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia until his death in 1624.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of
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,
Bishop of Makarska, and the principal co-consecrator of
Leonardo Tritonio,
Bishop of Poreč
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(1609).
References
16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Republic of Venice
17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Republic of Venice
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII
1624 deaths
1555 births
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