Juan del Castillo (bishop)

Most Reverend
Juan del Castillo
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Diocese of Santiago de Cuba
In office 1564–1578
Predecessor Bernardino de Villalpando
Successor Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo
Orders
Consecration June 1567
Personal details
Died June 1593

Juan del Castillo (died 1593) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1564–1578).[1][2][3]

Biography

On 28 Apr 1564, Juan del Castillo was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[1] In June 1567, he was consecrated bishop.[1] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his resignation on 3 Oct 1578.[1] He died in June 1593.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Juan del Castillo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 20, 2016
  2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 19, 2016
  3. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 19, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bernardino de Villalpando
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
1564–1578
Succeeded by
Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo
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