Juan Nicolás Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva (1544 – 23 June 1610) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Guadix The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guadix ( la, Guadicen(sis)) is a Latin Catholic suffragan bishopric in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Granada in Andalusia, southern Spain and a Latin titular bishopric under its Ancient name of ...

(1606–1610) ''(in Latin)'' and

Bishop of Agrigento The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Agrigento ( la, Archidioecesis Agrigentina), in Sicily, was elevated to archiepiscopal status in 2000.

(1594–1606). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva was born in

Toledo, Spain Toledo ( , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, capital of the province of Toledo and the ''de jure'' seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. Toledo was declare ...

in 1544 and ordained a priest on 12 May 1573. On 2 December 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII ( la, Clemens VIII; it, Clemente VIII; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born ...

Bishop of Agrigento The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Agrigento ( la, Archidioecesis Agrigentina), in Sicily, was elevated to archiepiscopal status in 2000.

. On 8 December 1594, he was consecrated bishop by

Leonard Abel Leonard Abel or Léonardo Abela (died 2 May 1605) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Sidon (1582–1605).''Annuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ), p. 863 ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' An outstanding ...

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of ''Sidon'', with

Cristóbal Senmanat y Robuster Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat or Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat (1524–1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Orihuela (1587–1593). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat was born in Reus, Catalonia, Spai ...

, Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela, and

Georgius Perpignani Georgius Perpignani (1555–1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Canea (1619–1621) and Bishop of Tinos (1594–1619).Bishop of Tinos The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tinos (and Mykonos) was a Latin suffragan diocese on some of the Aegean islands of Greece. History The Roman Catholic diocese was established in place of the local Greek Orthodox see following the conquest of the ...

, serving as co-consecrators. On 16 January 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Paul V Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in January 1621. In 1611, he honored ...

. He served as Bishop of Guadix until his death on 23 June 1610.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Sicily 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V 1544 births 1610 deaths 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Sicily {{RC-bishop-stub