Juan Bonilla (bishop)

Juan Bonilla, O. Carm. (19 April 1636 – April 1696) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ariano (1689–1696).[1]

Most Reverend Juan Bonilla
Bishop of Ariano
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Ariano
In office	1689–1696
Predecessor	Emmanuele Brancaccio
Successor	Giacinto della Calce
Orders
Consecration	6 March 1689 by Galeazzo Marescotti
Personal details
Born	19 April 1636 Valladolid, Spain
Died	April 1696 Ariano, Kingdom of Naples
Nationality	Italian

Biography

Juan Bonilla was born in Valladolid, Spain on 19 April 1636 and ordained a priest in the Order of Carmelites.[2] On 28 February 1689, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Ariano.[1][2] On 6 March 1689, he was consecrated bishop by Galeazzo Marescotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta, with Alberto Mugiasca, Bishop of Alessandria della Paglia, and Alberto Sebastiano Botti, Bishop of Albenga, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Ariano until his death April 1696.[1][2]

See also

• Catholic Church in Italy

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 98–99. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Juan Bonilla, O. Carm." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia". GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}