Juan Bravo Lagunas Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Juan Bravo Lagunas
Bishop of Ugento
Church:	Catholic Church
Diocese:	Diocese of Ugento
Term:	1616–1627
Predecessor:	Lucas de Franchis
Successor:	Luis Jiménez
Consecration:	17 January 1616
Consecrated By:	Pietro Aldobrandini
Death Date:	20 November 1634

Juan Bravo Lagunas, O.S.A. (died 20 November 1634), also Juan Bravo de Lagunas, was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ugento (1616–1627).^[1]

Biography

Juan Bravo Lagunas was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.^[2] On 11 January 1616, he was appointed as Bishop of Ugento by Pope Paul V. On 17 January 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Pietro Aldobrandini, Archbishop of Ravenna with Orazio Mattei, Bishop of Gerace, and Angelo Rocca, Titular Bishop of Thagaste, as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Ugento until his resignation in 1627. He died on 20 November 1634.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he served as the principal consecrator of:

• Gregorio de Alarcón, Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1624);
• Bernardino de Almansa Carrión, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1629);

and the principal co-consecrator of:

See also

• Catholic Church in Italy

External links and additional sources

• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Diocese of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Diocese of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy). GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Notes and References

1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 351. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Juan Bravo Lagunas, O.S.A. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.