Juan de los Barrios

Most Reverend
Juan de los Barrios
Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
Predecessor None
Successor Luis Zapata de Cárdenas
Orders
Consecration by Juan Martínez Silíceo
Personal details
Born 1496
Villa de Peloche, Spain
Died February 12, 1569 (age 73)
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Santa Marta (1552-1564)
Bishop of Paraguay (1547-1552)

Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M. (1498-April 16, 1563) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, (1564-1569), Bishop of Santa Marta (1552-1564), and the first Bishop of Paraguay (1547-1552).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Juan de los Barrios was born in Villa de Peloche, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[1] On July 1, 1547, Pope Paul III appointed him the first Bishop of Paraguay.[1] He was consecrated by Juan Martínez Silíceo, Archbishop of Toledo.[1] On April 2, 1552, he was appointed by Pope Julius III as Bishop of Santa Marta.[1] On March 22, 1564, Pope Pius IV appointed him the first Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada.[1] He died on February 12, 1569.[1] He was the principal Consecrator of Juan de Simancas Simancas, Bishop of Cartagena and Pedro de Ágreda Sánchez Martín, Bishop of Coro.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Archbishop Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Metropolitan Diocese of Santa Marta" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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