José Guerrero de Torres explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
José Guerrero de Torres
Bishop of Gaeta
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Gaeta
Term:1693–1720
Predecessor:José Sanz de Villaragut
Successor:Carlo Pignatelli
Consecration:18 April 1693
Consecrated By:Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni
Birth Date:21 February 1641
Death Date:26 March 1720 (age 79)
Death Place:Gaeta, Italy

José Guerrero de Torres, O.E.S.A. (21 February 1641 – 26 March 1720) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gaeta (1693–1720).[1]

Biography

José Guerrero de Torres was born in Antequera, Spain on 21 February 1641 and ordained a priest in the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine.[2] On 13 April 1693, he was appointed Bishop of Gaeta by Pope Innocent XII.On 18 April 1693, he was consecrated bishop by Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Domenico Antonio Bernardini, Bishop of Castellaneta, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Gaeta until his death on 26 March 1720.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 135. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop José Guerrero de Torres, O.E.S.A. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.