Juan Ortiz de Zárate (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Juan Ortiz de Zárate
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Salamanca
Term:1645–1646
Predecessor:Juan Valenzuela Velázquez
Successor:Francisco Diego Alarcón y Covarrubias
Consecration:30 November 1645
Consecrated By:Diego Arce Reinoso
Birth Date:1581
Birth Place:Aranda de Duero
Death Date:24 April 1646 (age 65)
Nationality:Spanish

Juan Ortiz de Zárate (1581  - 24 April, 1646) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Salamanca (1645–1646).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Juan Ortiz de Zárate was born in Aranda de Duero in 1581.On 14 May 1645, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Salamanca.On 30 November 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Arce Reinoso, Bishop of Plasencia, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Pedro Orozco, Titular Bishop of Temnus, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Salamanca until his death on 24 April 1646.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/borza.html "Bishop Juan Ortiz de Zárate"
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsals.html "Diocese of Salamanca"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/sala0.htm "Diocese of Salamanca"