José Esteve Juan

José Esteve Juan (also Giuseppe Esteve Stefano) (1550 – 2 November 1603) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Orihuela (1594–1603) and Bishop of Vieste (1586–1589).^[1]

Most Reverend José Esteve Juan
Bishop of Orihuela
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Orihuela
In office	1594–1603
Predecessor	Cristóbal Senmanat y Robuster
Successor	Andrés Balaguer Salvador
Previous post	Bishop of Vieste (1586–1589)
Orders
Consecration	April 1586 by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Born	1550 Valencia, Spain
Died	2 November 1603 (age 53) Orihuela, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

José Esteve Juan was born in Valencia, Spain in 1550.^[1] On 17 March 1586, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Vieste.^[1] On April 1586, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Marco Antonio Marsilio, Archbishop of Salerno, and Scipione de Tolfa, Archbishop of Trani, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] In 1589, he resigned as Bishop of Vieste.^[1] On 12 January 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Orihuela.^[1] He served as Bishop of Orihuela until his death on 2 November 1603.^[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[1]

• Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale (1588); and
• Alfonso Laso Sedeño, Bishop of Gaeta (1588).