Most Reverend

Francisco Borja
Bishop of Teano
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Teano
In office1508–1531
PredecessorFrancisco de Borja
SuccessorGiovanni Salviati
Personal details
DiedTeano, Italy
NationalityItalian

Francisco Borja was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Teano (1508–1531).[1]

Biography

Francisco Borja was the nephew of Cardinal Francisco de Borja y Navarro de Alpicat, himself a nephew of Pope Alexander VI.

On 5 July 1508, Francisco Borja was appointed by Pope Julius II to succeed his uncle, who had resigned in his favor, as Bishop of Teano.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Teano until his resignation in 1531.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 311. (in Latin)
  2. De Laurentiis, Elena (2010). Talamo, Emilia Anna (ed.). The lost manuscripts from the Sistine Chapel : an epic journey from Rome to Toledo. Madrid: University of California, Berkeley. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-578-06427-7.
  3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco Borja". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. [self-published]


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