Alexander de Turre was born in 1555 and ordained a priest in the
Canons Regular of the Lateran. On 31 January 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement VIII as
Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia. On 13 February 1594, he was consecrated bishop by
Ludovico de Torres,
Archbishop of Monreale, with
Melchiorre Pelletta,
Titular Bishop of
Chrysopolis in Arabia, and
Owen Lewis (bishop),
Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia until his death in 1624. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of
Bartol Kačić,
Bishop of Makarska, and the principal co-consecrator of
Leonardo Tritonio,
Bishop of Poreč (1609). == References ==