Juan de San Millán (1497 – 11 April 1578) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of León (1564–1578) and

Bishop of Tui The Diocese of Tui-Vigo is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Northwestern Spain. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.

(1547–1564). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Juan de San Millán was born in Barrionuevo,

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. On June 1547, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Paul III Pope Paul III ( la, Paulus III; it, Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death in November 1549. He came to ...

. On 28 Jul 1564, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Pius IV Pope Pius IV ( it, Pio IV; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death in December 1565. Born in Milan, his family considered ...

as Bishop of León. He served as Bishop of León until his death on 11 April 1578.

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