Juan de Castro

Tomb of the Cardinal by Francesco Sangallo in Santa Maria del Popolo , Rome

Juan de Castro (born March 22, 1431 in Valencia , † September 29, 1506 in Rome ) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Church .

Since 1479 Bishop of Girgenti (since 1927 Agrigento) , Pope Alexander VI raised him . on February 19, 1496 cardinal and appointed him on February 24, 1496 cardinal priest of the titular church of S. Prisca . From November 6, 1499 to July 29, 1502 Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Schleswig , in 1504 he was Apostolic Administrator of Malta .

literature

EF Mooyer: On the chronology of Schleswig bishops in: Year Books for the Regional Studies of the Duchies of Schleswig , Volume 2, 1859, p. 15 ff (p. 40) ( digitized in the Google book search).

Castro, Juan de. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed June 22, 2017.
Entry on Juan de Castro on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on June 22, 2017.

predecessor	Office	successor
Giovanni de Cardellis	Bishop of Girgenti 1479–1506	Giuliano Cybo
Eggert Dürkop	Apostolic administrator of Schleswig 1499–1502	Detlef von Pogwisch
Antonio Corseto	Apostolic Administrator of Malta 1504–1506	Bandinello Sauli

personal data
SURNAME	Castro, Juan de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian cardinal of the Roman Church
DATE OF BIRTH	March 22, 1431
PLACE OF BIRTH	Valencia
DATE OF DEATH	September 29, 1506
Place of death	Rome