Juan López (cardinal)

Juan López ( * 1455 in Spain; † August 15, 1501 in Rome ) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.

Life

A native of Spain, López was from August 1492 to February 1496 Datar of the Pope and of 29 December 1492 to the August 15, 1498 Bishop of Perugia. Pope Alexander VI. elevated him to cardinal on February 19, 1496 and made it on February 24, 1496 Cardinal Priest of the titular church of Santa Maria in Trastevere. Since December 23, 1497 Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Carcassonne, he became the on August 15, 1498, Archbishop of Capua and on August 15, 1498 Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Perugia. Since January 1501 Camerlengo of the Sacred College, the Pope made ​​him on 10 May 1501 to the archpriest of the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican.