José Esteve Juan

José Esteve Juan (also Giuseppe Esteve Stefano) (1550 – 2 November 1603) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Orihuela (1594–1603) and Bishop of Vieste (1586–1589).

Most Reverend José Esteve Juan
Bishop of Orihuela
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Orihuela
In office	1594–1603
Predecessor	Cristóbal Senmanat y Robuster
Successor	Andrés Balaguer Salvador
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Vieste (1586–1589)
Orders
Consecration	April 1586 by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Born	1550 Valencia, Spain
Died	2 November 1603 (age 53) Orihuela, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

José Esteve Juan was born in Valencia, Spain in 1550. On 17 March 1586, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Vieste. On April 1586, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Marco Antonio Marsilio, Archbishop of Salerno, and Scipione de Tolfa, Archbishop of Trani, serving as co-consecrators. In 1589, he resigned as Bishop of Vieste. On 12 January 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Orihuela. He served as Bishop of Orihuela until his death on 2 November 1603.

Episcopal succession

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

• Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale (1588); and
• Alfonso Laso Sedeño, Bishop of Gaeta (1588).

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Vieste". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Vieste (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}