Miguel Jerónimo de Ballesteros explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Miguel Jerónimo de Ballesteros
Bishop of Coro
Church:	Catholic Church
Diocese:	Bishop of Coro
Predecessor:	Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera
Successor:	Juan de Simancas Simancas
Death Date:	1555
Death Place:	Santa Ana de Coro

Miguel Jerónimo de Ballesteros (also Miguel Jerónimo de Vallesteros) (died 1555) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Coro (1546–1555).^[1]

Biography

Bishop Miguel Jerónimo de Ballesteros (Vallesteros) served as the dean of the Cathedral of Cartagena.^[2] On August 22, 1546, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul III as the second Bishop of Coro where he served until his death in 1555.^[3] He was a leading activist with the Counter Reformation in the New World.

External links and additional sources

• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Metropolitan Archdiocese of Coro . GCatholic.org. March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Notes and References

1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Konrad Eubel

   . Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 329–330. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)

2. Book: de Oviedo y Baños, José. Historia de la Conquista Y Poblacion de la Provincia de Venezuela. 67 & 271. University of California Press. 1988. 9780520058514.
3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Miguel Jerónimo de Ballesteros (Vallesteros). Catholic-Hierarchy.org. March 25, 2018.