Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Juan de Almoguera | |
Archbishop of Lima | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Archbishop of Lima |
Term: | 1673–1676 |
Predecessor: | Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco |
Successor: | Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros |
Consecration: | March 24, 1661 |
Consecrated By: | Agustín Muñoz Sandoval |
Birth Date: | February 18, 1605 |
Birth Place: | Córdoba, Spain |
Death Date: | March 2, 1676 |
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Juan de Almoguera, O.SS.T. (February 18, 1605 – March 2, 1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Lima (1673–1676) and Bishop of Arequipa (1659–1673).[1] [2] [3]
Juan de Almoguera was born in Córdoba, Spain and ordained a priest in the Trinitarian Order. On February 17, 1659, Pope Alexander VII, appointed him Bishop of Arequipa. On March 24, 1661, he was consecrated bishop by Agustín Muñoz Sandoval, Bishop of Cuzco. On November 27, 1673, Pope Urban VIII, appointed him Archbishop of Lima where he served until his death on March 2, 1676.