Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Juan de Esturizada | |
Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
Term: | 1672–1679 |
Predecessor: | Bernardino de Cárdenas Ponce |
Successor: | Pedro Cárdenas y Arbieto |
Birth Date: | 1611 |
Birth Place: | Cusco, Peru |
Death Date: | 1679 (age 68) |
Death Place: | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
Juan de Esturizada, O.P. (1611–1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (1672–1679).[1]
He was born in Cusco, Peru and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On May 16, 1672, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement X as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. He served as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra until his death in 1679.