Most Reverend Juan Nicolás Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva | |
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Bishop of Guadix | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Guadix |
In office | 1606–1610 |
Predecessor | Juan Fonseca |
Successor | Juan Nicolás Valdés de Carriazo |
Orders | |
Ordination | 12 May 1573 |
Consecration | 8 December 1594 by Leonard Abel |
Personal details | |
Born | 1544 |
Died | 23 June 1610 (age 66) Guadix, Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Agrigento (1594–1606) |
Juan Nicolás Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva (1544 – 23 June 1610) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Guadix (1606–1610)[1] and Bishop of Agrigento (1594–1606).[2][3]
Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva was born in Toledo, Spain in 1544 and ordained a priest on 12 May 1573.[4][5] On 2 December 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Agrigento.[2][3][4][5] On 8 December 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon, with Cristóbal Senmanat y Robuster, Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela, and Georgius Perpignani, Bishop of Tinos, serving as co-consecrators.[4][5] On 16 January 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Guadix.[1][4][5] He served as Bishop of Guadix until his death on 23 June 1610.[1][4][5]