Juan de Porras y Atienza explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Juan de Porras y Atienza
Bishop of Coria
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Coria
Term:1684–1704
Predecessor:Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez
Successor:Miguel Pérez Lara
Ordination:1653
Consecration:1681
Consecrated By:Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán
Birth Date:6 January 1627
Birth Place:Cabra, Spain
Death Date:28 July 1704
Death Place:Coria, Cáceres, Spain
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Juan de Porras y Atienza (6 January 1627 – 28 July 1704) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coria (1684–1704) and Bishop of Ceuta (1681–1684).[1]

Biography

Juan de Porras y Atienza was ordained a priest in 1653.On 12 May 1681, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Ceuta.In 1681, he was consecrated bishop by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán, Archbishop of Seville, with James Lynch, Archbishop of Tuam, and Bishop Antonio Ibarra, Bishop of Cádiz, serving as co-consecrators.On 24 April 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Coria.He served as Bishop of Coria until his death on 28 July 1704.While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Pedro de Lepe Orantes, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1686).

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  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpoyat.html " Bishop Juan de Porras y Atienza "