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 (1547–1564).
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Biography
Juan de San Millán was born in Barrionuevo,
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
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On June 1547, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul III
Pope Paul III (; ; born Alessandro Farnese; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549) 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 the papal throne in an era follo ...
as
Bishop of Tui.
On 28 Jul 1564, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Pius IV
Pope Pius 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 itself a b ...
as
Bishop of León.
He served as Bishop of León until his death on 11 April 1578.
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16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain
1497 births
1578 deaths
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III
Bishops appointed by Pope Pius IV
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