Juan de Salamanca explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Juan de Salamanca
Bishop of Islas Canarias
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Islas Canarias
Term:1531–1538
Predecessor:Pedro Fernández Manrique
Successor:Alonso Ruiz de Virués
Death Date:1538
Death Place:Canary Islands, Spain

Juan de Salamanca Polanco, O.P. (Burgos, c. 1490- Canary Islands, 1538) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Islas Canarias (1531–1538).[1] [2]

Biography

Juan de Salamanca was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[3] On 6 Mar 1531, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Islas Canarias. He served as Bishop of Islas Canarias until his death in 1538.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . III. 149. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Noticias de la historia general de las islas de Canaria, Volume 4. de Viera y Clavijo. Jose. 1783. 79.
  3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Juan de Salamanca, O.P. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.