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 | Pierre Pisani |
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| Consecration | 13 February 1594 by Ludovico de Torres |
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| 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
[edit]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 Melchiorre Pelletta, 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 Bartol Kačić, Bishop of Makarska, and the principal co-consecrator of Leonardo Tritonio, Bishop of Poreč (1609).[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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
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