Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Nicaragua
Term:1631–1632
Predecessor:Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo
Successor:Fernando Núñez Sagredo
Consecration:28 October 1632
Consecrated By:Gregorio Pedrosa Cásares
Birth Date:October 1578
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Death Date:19 November 1632 (age 54)
Death Place:León, Nicaragua
Nationality:Spanish

Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila (October, 1578  - 19 November, 1632) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1631–1632).[1] [2]

Biography

Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila was born in Madrid, Spain in October 1578.[3] On 3 December 1631, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua. On 28 October 1632, he was consecrated bishop by Gregorio Pedrosa Cásares, Bishop of León with Juan Bravo Lagunas, Bishop Emeritus of Ugento, and Cristóforo Chrisostome Carletti, Bishop of Termia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death on 19 November 1632. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alfonso de Franco y Luna, Bishop of Durango (1632).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 258. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Book: Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. 1984. EUNED . 9789977640792.
  3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.