Juan de la Calle y Heredia explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Juan de la Calle y Heredia
Bishop of Arequipa
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Arequipa
Term:1674–1676
Predecessor:Juan de Almoguera
Successor:Antonio de León y Becerra
Consecration:22 Oct 1662
Consecrated By:Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco
Birth Date:1612
Birth Place:Granada, Spain
Death Date:15 Feb 1676 (age 64)
Death Place:Arequipa, Peru
Previous Post:Bishop of Trujillo (1661–1674)
Nationality:Spanish

Juan de la Calle y Heredia (1612 – 15 Feb 1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Arequipa (1674–1676), Bishop of Trujillo (1661–1674).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Juan de la Calle y Heredia was born in Granada, Spain in 1612 and ordained a friar in the Order of Our Lady of Mercy. On 5 Sep 1661, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Trujillo. On 22 Oct 1662, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco, Archbishop of Lima. On 1 Oct 1674, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Arequipa. He served as Bishop of Arequipa until his death on 15 Feb 1676.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcalher.html "Bishop Juan de la Calle y Heredia, O. de M."
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtrup.html "Archdiocese of Trujillo"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/truj0.htm "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo"