Juan Esteban Ferrero

Most Reverend Juan Esteban Ferrero
Bishop of Vercelli
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Vercelli
In office	1599–1610
Predecessor	Marcantonio Visia
Successor	Giacomo Goria
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1604–1607)
Orders
Consecration	1 May 1599 by Federico Borromeo
Personal details
Born	3 November 1568 Biella, Italy
Died	21 September 1610 (age 41) Turin, Italy

Juan Esteban Ferrero, O. Cist. or Giovanni Stefano Ferrero (1568–1610) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vercelli (1599–1610) and Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1604–1607).[1][2]

Biography

Juan Esteban Ferrero was born in Biella, Italy on 3 November 1568 and ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.[3] On 29 March 1599, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Vercelli.[1][3] On 1 May 1599, he was consecrated bishop by Federico Borromeo (seniore), Archbishop of Milan, with Fabio Biondi, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Carlo Conti, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 20 January 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor; he resigned on 3 May 1607.[3] He served as Bishop of Vercelli until his death on 21 September 1610.[2][3]

Episcopal succession

Episcopal succession of Juan Esteban Ferrero
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[3] Orazio Mattei, Bishop of Gerace (1601); Giovanni Giovenale Ancina, Bishop of Saluzzo (1602); Andrés Fernández de Córdoba y Carvajal, Bishop of Badajoz (1602); Papirio Picedi, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1603); and Charles von Lamberg, Archbishop of Prague (1607).

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 330. (in Latin)
2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 364. (in Latin)
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Esteban (Giovanni Stefano) Ferrero, O. Cist". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Emperor (Germany)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Vercelli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Vercelli (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Filippo Spinelli	Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor 1604–1607	Succeeded by Antonio Caetani (iuniore)
Preceded by Marcantonio Visia	Bishop of Vercelli 1599–1610	Succeeded by Giacomo Goria