Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano

Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano (1565 19 December 1615) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Arequipa (1615), Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1610–1615), and Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1602–1610).[1]

Most Reverend

Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano
Bishop of Arequipa
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Arequipa
In office1615
PredecessorCristóbal Rodríguez Juárez
SuccessorPedro de Perea
Personal details
BornZamora, Spain
Died19 December 1615 (age 50)
Arequipa, Peru
Previous postBishop of Santiago de Cuba (1602–1610)
Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1610–1615)

Biography

Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano was born in Zamora, Spain in 1565.[2][3] On 15 April 1602, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[2] On 19 July 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala.[2] On 16 September 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Arequipa.[2] He served as Bishop of Arequipa until his death on 19 December 1615.[2] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Alfonso del Galdo, Bishop of Comayagua (1613).[2]

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 93, 206, and 199. (in Latin)
  2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bartolomé de la Plaza
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
1602–1610
Succeeded by
Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo
Preceded by
Juan Ramírez de Arellano (bishop)
Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
1610–1615
Succeeded by
Pedro de Valencia
Preceded by
Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez
Bishop of Arequipa
1615
Succeeded by
Pedro de Perea


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