Juan Esteban Ferrero

Juan Esteban Ferrero, O. Cist. or Giovanni Stefano Ferrero (1568–1610) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vercelli (1599–1610) and Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1604–1607).[1][2]

Most Reverend Juan Esteban Ferrero
Bishop of Vercelli
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Vercelli
In office	1599–1610
Predecessor	Marcantonio Visia
Successor	Giacomo Goria
Orders
Consecration	1 May 1599 by Federico Borromeo
Personal details
Born	3 November 1568 Biella, Italy
Died	21 September 1610 (age 41) Turin, Italy
Previous post	Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1604–1607)

Biography

Juan Esteban Ferrero was born in Biella, Italy on 3 November 1568 and ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.[3] On 29 March 1599, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Vercelli.[1][3] On 1 May 1599, he was consecrated bishop by Federico Borromeo (seniore), Archbishop of Milan, with Fabio Biondi, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Carlo Conti, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 20 January 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor; he resigned on 3 May 1607.[3] He served as Bishop of Vercelli until his death on 21 September 1610.[2][3]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[3]

• Orazio Mattei, Bishop of Gerace (1601);
• Giovanni Giovenale Ancina, Bishop of Saluzzo (1602);
• Andrés Fernández de Córdoba y Carvajal, Bishop of Badajoz (1602);
• Papirio Picedi, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1603); and
• Charles von Lamberg, Archbishop of Prague (1607).

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 330. (in Latin)
2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 364. (in Latin)
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Esteban (Giovanni Stefano) Ferrero, O. Cist". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Emperor (Germany)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Vercelli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Vercelli (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}