Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano
Bishop of Arequipa
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Arequipa
Term:1615
Predecessor:Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez
Successor:Pedro de Perea
Birth Place:Zamora, Spain
Death Date:19 December 1615 (age 50)
Death Place:Arequipa, Peru
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Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano (1565  - 19 December 1615) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Arequipa (1615), Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1610–1615), and Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1602–1610).[1]

Biography

Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano was born in Zamora, Spain in 1565.[2] [3] On 15 April 1602, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba. On 19 July 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala.On 16 September 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Arequipa.He served as Bishop of Arequipa until his death on 19 December 1615. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Alfonso del Galdo, Bishop of Comayagua (1613).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 93, 206, and 199. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Bishop Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano, O.P.. GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.