Juan Beltrán de Guevara was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Titular Archbishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Nicaea
Nicaea, also known as Nicea or Nikaia (; ; grc-gre, Νίκαια, ) was an ancient Greek city in Bithynia, where located in northwestern Anatolia and is primarily known as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea (the first and seve ...
(1573) and
Bishop of Mazara del Vallo
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Mazara del Vallo ( la, Dioecesis Mazariensis) is in far western Sicily. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palermo.
Biography
On 24 September 1571, Juan Beltrán de Guevara was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Pius V
Pope Pius V ( it, Pio V; 17 January 1504 – 1 May 1572), born Antonio Ghislieri (from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri, O.P.), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1566 to his death in May 1572. He is v ...
as
Bishop of Mazara del Vallo
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Mazara del Vallo ( la, Dioecesis Mazariensis) is in far western Sicily. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palermo.Titular Archbishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''
Nicaea
Nicaea, also known as Nicea or Nikaia (; ; grc-gre, Νίκαια, ) was an ancient Greek city in Bithynia, where located in northwestern Anatolia and is primarily known as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea (the first and seve ...
''.
While bishop, he served as the principal co-consecrator of
Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela
Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela (Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Ávila, 13 January 1512 – 20 November 1594) was a prominent Catholic official who rose to become General Inquisitor of Spain, from 1573 to 1594, and Archbishop of Toledo from 1577 ...
,
Bishop of Cuenca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca ( la, Conchen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Cuenca in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain.
(1572).
See also
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Catholic Church in Italy
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