Most Reverend José Esteve Juan |
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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 |
Previous post | Bishop of Vieste (1586-1589) |
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: