José Esteve Juan (also Giuseppe Esteve Stefano) (1550 – 2 November 1603) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Orihuela (1594–1603) and
Bishop of Vieste (1586–1589).
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Biography
José Esteve Juan was born in
Valencia, Spain
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in 1550.
On 17 March 1586, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Sixtus V
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as
Bishop of Vieste.
On April 1586, he was consecrated bishop by
Giulio Antonio Santorio,
Cardinal-Priest of
San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with
Marco Antonio Marsilio
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,
Archbishop of Salerno
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, and
Scipione de Tolfa,
Archbishop of Trani
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, serving as co-consecrators.
In 1589, he resigned as Bishop of Vieste.
On 12 January 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement VIII as
Bishop of Orihuela.
He served as Bishop of Orihuela until his death on 2 November 1603.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the
principal co-consecrator of:
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Ludovico de Torres,
Archbishop of Monreale
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,
Bishop of Gaeta (1588).
References
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16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain
17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain
Bishops appointed by Pope Sixtus V
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII
1550 births
1603 deaths
16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
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