José Guerrero de Torres,

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(21 February 1641 – 26 March 1720) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1693–1720). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

José Guerrero de Torres was born in

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on 21 February 1641 and ordained a priest in the

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. On 13 April 1693, he was appointed

by Pope Innocent XII. On 18 April 1693, he was

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bishop by Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni,

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of Palestrina, with

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, Titular Archbishop of ''Myra'', and

Domenico Antonio Bernardini Domenico Antonio Bernardini (1647 – January 1723) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mileto (1696–1723) and Bishop of Castellaneta (1677–1696). ''(in Latin)''Bishop of Castellaneta The Roman Catholic Diocese of Castellaneta ( la, Dioecesis Castellanetensis) is in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taranto.co-consecrators A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...

. He served as Bishop of Gaeta until his death on 26 March 1720.

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