Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Juan de Ortega | |
Bishop of Almería | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Diocese of Almería |
Term: | 1492–1515 |
Predecessor: | None |
Successor: | Francisco Sosa (bishop) |
Death Date: | 1515 |
Death Place: | Almería, Spain |
Juan de Ortega was a Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Almería (1492–1515).[1] [2] [3]
On 21 May 1492, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent VIII as Bishop of Almería. He served as Bishop of Almería until his death in 1515.