Juan Battista de Ojeda explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Antonio Ponticorona
Archbishop (personal title) of Agrigento
Church:	Catholic Church
Diocese:	Diocese of Agrigento
Term:	1571–1574
Predecessor:	Luigi Suppa
Successor:	Cesare Marullo
Death Date:	1574
Death Place:	Agrigento, Italy
Previous Post:	Archbishop of Trani (1560–1571)

Juan Battista de Ojeda (died 1574) also Giovanni Battista de Hogeda or Giovanni Battista de Oxeda was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (personal title) of Agrigento (1571–1574) and Archbishop of Trani (1560–1571).^[1]

Biography

Juan Battista de Ojeda was born in Spain.^[2] On 26 January 1560, he was appointed by Pope Pius IV as Archbishop of Trani.^[3] On 27 August 1571, he was appointed by Pope Pius V as Archbishop (personal title) of Agrigento.He served as Bishop of Agrigento until his death in 1574.

External links and additional sources

Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth) . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (Italy). GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archdiocese of Agrigento . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agrigento (Italy). GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Notes and References

Book: Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. 317 and 99. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archbishop Juan Battista (Giovanni Battista) de Ojeda (Hogeda, Oxeda). Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Archbishop Juan Battista de Ojeda. GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.