Juan Alfonso Valerià y Aloza, O.F.M. or Joan de Santamaríi Alonso i Valeria (1643–1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Lérida
The Diocese of Lleida, known as the Diocese of Lerida in English, (Latin, ''Ilerdensis'') is located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Lleida, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The diocese forms part of the ecclesiastical ...
(1699–1700) ''(in Latin)'' and
Bishop of Solsona (1694–1699). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Juan Alfonso Valerià y Aloza was born in Terriente,
Italy
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in 1643 and ordained a priest in the
Order of Friars Minor
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.
On 8 February 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent XII
Pope Innocent XII ( la, Innocentius XII; it, Innocenzo XII; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1691 to his death in September 1700.
He ...
consecrated
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bishop by
Gasparo Carpegna
Gaspare Carpegna (8 April 1625 – 6 May 1714) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal.
Early life
Gaspare was born in 1625 in Rome. His mother was from the Spada family. He was a relative of the Cardinal Ulderico Carpegna of the Holy Roman Cath ...
,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
Santa Maria in Trastevere
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, with
Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi
Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, B. (1644 – 10 August 1713) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Novara (1688–1713). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi was born in Milan, Italy in 1644 and ordained ...
,
Bishop of Novara
The Diocese of Novara ( la, Dioecesis Novariensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli.Fernando Manuel de Mejia, Bishop of Zamora, serving as
co-consecrators
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The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...
.
On 1 June 1699, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Lerida.
He served as Bishop of Lerida until his death on 15 December 1700.
While bishop, he was the
principal co-consecrator
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The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...
Bishop of Barcelona
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barcelona is a Latin rite Catholic metropolitan archbishopric in northeastern Spain's Catalonia region.
The cathedral archiepiscopal see is a Minor basilica: Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Santa Creu i ...