Juan Torres de Osorio explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Juan Torres de Osorio
Bishop of Valladolid
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Valladolid
Term:1627–1632
Predecessor:Alfonso López Gallo
Successor:Gregorio Pedrosa Cásares
Consecration:24 November 1613
Consecrated By:Paolo Emilio Sfondrati
Birth Date:16 January 1562
Birth Place:Cuéllar, Spain
Death Date:23 September 1632 (age 70)
Death Place:Valladolid, Spain
Previous Post:Bishop of Siracusa (1613–1619)
Bishop of Catania (1619–1624)
Bishop of Oviedo (1624–1627)
Nationality:Spanish

Juan Torres de Osorio (1562–1632) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Valladolid (1627–1632), Bishop of Oviedo (1624–1627), Bishop of Catania (1619–1624), and Bishop of Siracusa (1613–1619).[1]

Biography

Juan Torres de Osorio was born in Cuéllar, Spain on 16 January 1562.[2] [3] On 13 November 1613, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Siracusa. On 24 November 1613, he was consecrated bishop by Paolo Emilio Sfondrati, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Antonio d'Aquino, Bishop of Sarno, and Domingo de Oña, Bishop of Gaeta, serving as co-consecrators. On 19 October 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Catania. On 22 April 1624, he was selected as Bishop of Oviedo and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 29 May 1624. On 7 March 1627, he was selected as Bishop of Valladolid and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 19 July 1627. He served as Bishop of Valladolid until his death on 23 September 1632.

While bishop, Osorio was the principal co-consecrator of Justino Antolínez Burgos, Bishop of Tortosa (1627).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 325 and 141 and 268 and 357. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Juan Torres de Osorio . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Bishop Juan Torres de Osorio . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.