Juan Fernández Temiño (died 9 November 1556) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of León (1546–1556).
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Biography
On 19 July 1546, Juan Fernández Temiño 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 ...
as
Bishop of León.
On 10 October 1546, he was consecrated bishop.
He served as Bishop of León until his death on 9 November 1556.
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16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain
1556 deaths
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III
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