Juan Torres de Osorio

Juan Torres de Osorio (1562–1632) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Valladolid (1627–1632), Bishop of Oviedo (1624–1627), Bishop of Catania (1619–1624), and Bishop of Siracusa (1613–1619).[1]

Most Reverend Juan Torres de Osorio
Bishop of Valladolid
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Valladolid
In office	1627–1632
Predecessor	Alfonso López Gallo
Successor	Gregorio Pedrosa Cásares
Orders
Consecration	24 November 1613 by Paolo Emilio Sfondrati
Personal details
Born	16 January 1562 Cuéllar, Spain
Died	23 September 1632 (age 70) Valladolid, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Siracusa (1613–1619) Bishop of Catania (1619–1624) Bishop of Oviedo (1624–1627)

Biography

Juan Torres de Osorio was born in Cuéllar, Spain on 16 January 1562.[2][3] On 13 November 1613, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Siracusa.[1][2] On 24 November 1613, he was consecrated bishop by Paolo Emilio Sfondrati, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Antonio d'Aquino, Bishop of Sarno, and Domingo de Oña, Bishop of Gaeta, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 19 October 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Catania.[2] On 22 April 1624, he was selected as Bishop of Oviedo and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 29 May 1624.[2] On 7 March 1627, he was selected as Bishop of Valladolid and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 19 July 1627.[2] He served as Bishop of Valladolid until his death on 23 September 1632.[2]

While bishop, Osorio was the principal co-consecrator of Justino Antolínez Burgos, Bishop of Tortosa (1627).[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 325 and 141 and 268 and 357. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Torres de Osorio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
3. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Juan Torres de Osorio". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Siracusa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved October 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Siracusa (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved October 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oviedo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Oviedo (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Catania". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Catania (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Valladolid". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}