Alexander de Turre

Most Reverend
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Hierapetra et Sitia
Predecessor Gaspare Viviani
Successor Pierre Pisani
Orders
Consecration 13 Feb 1594
by Ludovico de Torres
Personal details
Born 1555
Died 1624 (age 39)

Alexander de Turre, C.R.L. (died 1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia (1594-1624).[1][2][3]

Biography

Alexander de Turre was born in 1555 and ordained a priest in the Canons Regular of the Lateran.[1] On 31 Jan 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia.[1] On 13 Feb 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale, with Melchiorre Pelletta, Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia, and Owen Lewis (bishop), Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia until his death in 1624.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Bartol Kačić, Bishop of Makarska, and the principal co-consecrator of Leonardo Tritonio, Bishop of Poreč (1609).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Alexander de Turre, C.R.L." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Hierapetra et Sitia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 31, 2016
  3. "Titular Episcopal See of Hierapytna”’’GCatholic.org’’. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 31, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Gaspare Viviani
Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia
1594-1624
Succeeded by
Pierre Pisani
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