Juan Bonilla (bishop)

Juan Bonilla, O. Carm. (19 April 1636 – April 1696) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ariano (1689–1696).[1]

Most Reverend

Juan Bonilla
Bishop of Ariano
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Ariano
In office1689–1696
PredecessorEmmanuele Brancaccio
SuccessorGiacinto della Calce
Orders
Consecration6 March 1689
by Galeazzo Marescotti
Personal details
Born19 April 1636
DiedApril 1696
Ariano, Kingdom of Naples
NationalityItalian

Biography

Juan Bonilla was born in Valladolid, Spain on 19 April 1636 and ordained a priest in the Order of Carmelites.[2] On 28 February 1689, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Ariano.[1][2] On 6 March 1689, he was consecrated bishop by Galeazzo Marescotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta, with Alberto Mugiasca, Bishop of Alessandria della Paglia, and Alberto Sebastiano Botti, Bishop of Albenga, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Ariano until his death April 1696.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 98–99. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Juan Bonilla, O. Carm." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016


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