| His Excellency Joan Terès i Borrull Viceroy of Catalonia |
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| In office 1602 – July 10, 1603 |
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| Monarch | Philip III |
| Preceded by | Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba |
| Succeeded by | Ettore de Pignatelli e Colonna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1539 Verdú, Spain |
| Died | July 10, 1603 (aged 64) Barcelona, Spain |
| Religion | Catholic |
Joan Terès i Borrull (Verdú, Spain, 1539 – Barcelona, Spain, July 10, 1603), was the bishop of Morroco (?-1579), Elne (1579-1586), Tortosa (1586-1587) and Tarragona (1587-1603). Previously, he was the assistant bishop of cardinal Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta (1575–1579). He was viceroy of Catalonia (1602-1603).
He was born in Verdú to a humble family in 1539. He studied theology in Barcelona and Valencia. Being bishop of Morroco, he became the assistant of cardinal Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta. Then, he was promoted to the diocese of Elne (by the XVI century it was part of Spain, today it is French territory), and later moved to Tortosa. In May of 1587, Pope Sixtus V transferred him to Tarragona to become archbishop of this city.
He protected several orders of friars, like the Capuchins, the Augustinians and the Carmelites, and he notably improved the monastery of the Jesuits. He celebrated two provincial ecumenical councils. The first one on January 15 of 1598 and the second one in January of 1602. It was due to his munificence that the chapels of Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Fructuosus were built by the Renaissance architect Pere Blai. He promoted the canonization of Saint Raymond of Penyafort.
In 1602, as a result of the dismissal of the then viceroy, Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, Duke of Feria, due to the imprisonment of the deputies for disobedience, Philip III of Spain named him viceroy and captain general of Catalonia since he was a well respected figure among various governmental and ecclesiastical institutions.
Terès decreed the release of the deputies and faced the delicate case of the petronels. In 1603, the use of these firearms was prohibited in order to put an end to banditry.
When he was going to Barcelona to take possession, he died, on July 10 of 1603. His mortal remains were sent to Tarragona and buried in a tomb between the two chapels he ordered to build.
In the borders of the seal and the coat of arms of the provincial Constitutions that he ordered to print, there is the motto: “Virtute Omnia Teres”.
| Preceded by Pedro Mártir Coma |
Bishop of Elne 1579–1586 |
Succeeded by Pedro Bonet Santamaría |
| Preceded by Juan Izquierdo |
Bishop of Tortosa 1586–1587 |
Succeeded by Joan Baptista Cardona |
| Preceded by Antonio Agustín |
Archbishop of Tarragona 1587–1603 |
Succeeded by Juan Vich y Manrique de Lara |
| Preceded by Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba |
Viceroy of Catalonia 1602–1603 |
Succeeded by Ettore de Pignatelli e Colonna |