Juan Castro (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Juan Castro
Honorific Suffix:OSA
Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Santafé en Nueva Granada
Term:1608–1609
Predecessor:Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero
Successor:Pedro Ordóñez y Flórez
Birth Date:25 January 1547
Birth Place:Toledo, Spain
Death Date:1 August 1611 (aged 64)
Death Place:Bogotá
Nationality:Spanish

Juan Castro (25 January 1547 – 1 August 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1608–1609).[1]

Biography

Luis Zapata de Cárdenas was born in Toledo, Spain on 25 Jan 1547 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. On 7 Jan 1608, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada. He served as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada until his resignation in Jun 1609. He died on 1 Aug 1611.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcastrj.html "Archbishop Juan Castro, O.S.A."