José Esteve Juan

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).[1]

Most Reverend José Esteve Juan
Bishop of Orihuela
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Orihuela
In office	1594–1603
Predecessor	Cristóbal Senmanat y Robuster
Successor	Andrés Balaguer Salvador
Orders
Consecration	April 1586 by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Born	1550 Valencia, Spain
Died	2 November 1603 (age 53) Orihuela, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Vieste (1586–1589)

Biography

José Esteve Juan was born in Valencia, Spain in 1550.[1] On 17 March 1586, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Vieste.[1] On April 1586, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Marco Antonio Marsilio, Archbishop of Salerno, and Scipione de Tolfa, Archbishop of Trani, serving as co-consecrators.[1] In 1589, he resigned as Bishop of Vieste.[1] On 12 January 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Orihuela.[1] He served as Bishop of Orihuela until his death on 2 November 1603.[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[1]

• Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale (1588); and
• Alfonso Laso Sedeño, Bishop of Gaeta (1588).

References

1. "Bishop José (Giuseppe) Esteve Juan (Stefano)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 1, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Vieste". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Vieste (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}