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José Esteve Juan

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 Apr 1586
by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Born 1550
Valencia, Spain
Died 2 Nov 1603 (age 53)
Orihuela, Spain
Nationality Spanish
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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).

José Esteve Juan was born in Valencia, Spain in 1550. On 17 Mar 1586, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Vieste. On Apr 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. In 1589, he resigned as Bishop of Vieste. On 12 Jan 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Orihuela. He served as Bishop of Orihuela until his death on 2 Nov 1603.

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



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