Juan Enguera

Juan Enguera (died 1513) was the Grand Inquisitor of the Crown of Aragon from 1507 to 1513.

Biography

Juan Enguera was born in Valencia in the fifteenth century. A member of the Dominican Order, Enguera rose to become a confessor of Ferdinand II of Aragon.

Enguera was appointed Bishop of Vic on 19 December 1505. He was later appointed Bishop of Lleida on 9 December 1510,^[1] and then Bishop of Tortosa on 1 October 1512. In addition to his duties as a bishop, he was the Grand Inquisitor of the Crown of Aragon from 1507 to 1513.

Enguera died in Valladolid on 14 February 1513.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by	Bishop of Vic 1505–1510	Succeeded by Joan de Tormo
Preceded by Diego Ramírez de Guzmán	Grand Inquisitor of Aragon 1507–1513	Succeeded by Luis Mercader Escolano
Preceded by Lluís Joan de Milá	Bishop of Lleida 1510–1512	Succeeded by Jaume Conchillos
Preceded by Alfons d'Aragó	Bishop of Tortosa 1512–1513	Succeeded by Lluís Mercader

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