Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Juan de Argüelles | |
Bishop of Arequipa | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Diocese of Arequipa |
Term: | 1711–1712 |
Predecessor: | Antonio de León y Becerra |
Successor: | Juan Otálora Bravo de Lagunas |
Consecration: | 1701 |
Consecrated By: | Pedro Díaz de Cienfuegos |
Birth Date: | 1659 |
Birth Place: | Lima, Peru |
Death Date: | January 23, 1712 (age 53) |
Death Place: | Arequipa |
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Juan de Argüelles (1659 – January 23, 1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Arequipa (1711–1712)[1] and the Bishop of Panamá (1699–1711).[2] [3]
Juan de Argüelles was born in Lima, Peru and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[4] [5] On May 18, 1699, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Panamá. In 1701, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Díaz de Cienfuegos, Bishop of Trujillo. On March 21, 1711, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Arequipa. He served as Bishop of Arequipa until his death on January 23, 1712.
While bishop, he was the principal Consecrator of Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, Bishop of Nicaragua.