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Juan del Pozo Horta

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Most Reverend

Juan del Pozo Horta
Bishop of Segovia
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Segovia
In office1656–1660
PredecessorFrancisco Araújo
SuccessorFrancisco de Zárate y Terán
Previous post(s)Bishop of Lugo (1646–1650)
Bishop of León (1650–1656)
Orders
Consecration14 October 1646
by Giulio Rospigliosi
Personal details
Born13 December 1584
Died16 August 1660 (age 75)
Segovia, Spain

Juan del Pozo Horta (13 December 1584 – 16 August 1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Segovia (1656–1660), Bishop of León (1650–1656), and Bishop of Lugo (1646–1650).[1]

Biography

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Juan del Pozo Horta was born in Valladolid and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2][3] On 16 July 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Lugo.[1][2][3] On 14 October 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Rospigliosi, Titular Archbishop of Tarsus, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Titular Bishop of Lystra, serving as co-consecrators.[2][3] On 10 January 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of León.[1][2][3] On 1 April 1656, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII on 28 August 1656 as Bishop of Segovia.[1][2][3] He served as Bishop of Segovia until his death on 16 August 1660.[1][2][3]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Juan Pérez de Vega, Bishop of Tui (1649).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 218, 224, and 310. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
  3. ^ a b c d e f Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Lugo
1646–1650
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of León
1650–1656
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Segovia
1656–1660
Succeeded by