Juan Valenzuela Velázquez

Juan Valenzuela Velázquez (24 June 1574 – 2 February 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Salamanca (1642–1645).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend

Juan Valenzuela Velázquez
Bishop of Salamanca
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Salamanca
In office1642–1645
PredecessorCristóbal de la Cámara y Murga
SuccessorJuan Ortiz de Zárate
Orders
Consecration27 July 1642
by Martín Carrillo Alderete
Personal details
Born24 June 1574
Cuenca, Spain
Died2 February 1645 (age 70)
Salamanca, Spain
NationalitySpanish

Biography

Juan Valenzuela Velázquez was born in Cuenca, Spain on 24 June 1574.[1][3] On 24 March 1642, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Salamanca.[1][3] On 27 July 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Martín Carrillo Alderete, Archbishop of Granada, with Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés, Bishop of Guadix, and Blas Tineo Palacios, Titular Bishop of Thermopylae, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Salamanca until his death on 2 February 1645.[1][3]

References

  1. "Bishop Juan Valenzuela Velázquez" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 19, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Salamanca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Diocese of Salamanca" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Cristóbal de la Cámara y Murga
Bishop of Salamanca
1642–1645
Succeeded by
Juan Ortiz de Zárate


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