Juan de la Torre y Castro

Juan de la Torre y Castro of Juan de la Torres y Castro (1607 – December 1662) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1661–1662).[1][2]

Most Reverend Juan de la Torre y Castro
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nicaragua
In office	1661–1662
Predecessor	Tomás Manso
Successor	Alfonso Bravo de Laguna
Orders
Consecration	Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas by 1662
Personal details
Born	1607 Arrancarra de Aranxo, Spain
Died	December 1662 (age 55) León, Nicaragua

Biography

Juan de la Torre y Castro was born in Arrancarra de Aranxo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[3] On 19 December 1661, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1][3] In 1662, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas, Bishop of Puebla.[3] He died six days after arriving in Nicaragua[2] in December 1662.[3] Alfonso Bravo de Laguna, who served as Vicar Capitular since 1660 after the death of Tomás Manso, was appointed the next Bishop.[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 258. (in Latin)
2. Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan de la Torre y Castro, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of León (Nicaragua)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}