Juan de Aragón (archbishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Juan de Aragón
Archbishop of Zaragoza
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Zaragoza
Term:1458–1475
Predecessor:Dalmacio del Mur
Successor:Ausias Despuig
Birth Date:1439
Birth Place:Spain
Death Date:19 November 1475 (age 36)

Juan de Aragón was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Zaragoza (1458–1475).[1]

Biography

Juan de Aragón was born in Spain in 1439, the illegitimate son of John II of Aragon.On 30 June 1458, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Callixtus III as Archbishop of Zaragoza.[2] [3] He served as Archbishop of Zaragoza until his death on 19 November 1475.

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro Baldó, Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin (1461); and Jaime Perez de Valencia, Titular Bishop of Christopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (1469).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. II. 113. 1914. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archbishop Juan de Aragón . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
  3. https://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/zara0.htm. Bishops of Zaragoza.