Alexander de Turre
Most Reverend Alexander de Turre | |
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Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Hierapetra et Sitia |
In office | 1594–1624 |
Predecessor | Gaspare Viviani |
Successor | |
Orders | |
Consecration | 13 February 1594 by Ludovico de Torres |
Personal details | |
Born | 1555 |
Died | 1624 (age 39) |
Alexander de Turre, C.R.L. (died 1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia (1594–1624).[1][2][3]
Biography[]
Alexander de Turre was born in 1555 and ordained a priest in the Canons Regular of the Lateran.[1] On 31 January 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia.[1] On 13 February 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale, with , Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia, and Owen Lewis (bishop), Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia until his death in 1624.[1]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of , Bishop of Makarska, and the principal co-consecrator of , Bishop of Poreč (1609).[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Bishop Alexander de Turre, C.R.L." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Hierapetra et Sitia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 31, 2016
- ^ "Titular Episcopal See of Hierapytna"GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 31, 2016
- 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Republic of Venice
- 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Republic of Venice
- Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII
- 1624 deaths
- 1555 births
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