Juan de Castilla (1460–1510) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Salamanca (1498–1510) and
Bishop of Astorga (1494–1498).
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Biography
Juan de Castilla was born in
Palencia
Palencia () is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Palencia.
Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, in the northern half of ...
,
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
in 1460.
In 1494, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VI (, , ; born Roderic Llançol i de Borja; epithet: ''Valentinus'' ("The Valencian"); – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503.
Born into t ...
as
Bishop of Astorga.
In 1498, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI as
Bishop of Salamanca.
He served as Bishop of Salamanca until his death in 1510.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of
Pascual Rebenga de Ampudia,
Bishop of Burgos (1497).
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See also
*Catholic Church in Spain
The Spanish Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Spain, is part of the Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Holy See, Rome, and the Spanish Episcopal Conference.
The Spanish Constitution of 1978 establishes the non- ...
References
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15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Castile
16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain
Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VI
1460 births
1510 deaths
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