Most Reverend Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Michoacán | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1574–1588 |
| Predecessor | Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina |
| Successor | Alfonso Guerra |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 5 December 1574 by Pedro de Moya y Contreras |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1520 |
| Died | 30 June 1588 (age 67) Michoacán |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega, O.S.A. (27 December 1520 – 30 June 1588) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1574–1588). [1] [2]
Biography
Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega was born on 27 December 1520 in Medina del Campo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. [2] On 18 June 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Michoacán. [2] On 5 December 1574, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro de Moya y Contreras, Archbishop of México, with Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, Bishop of Tlaxcala, serving as co-consecrator. [2] He served as Bishop of Michoacán until his death on 30 June 1588. [2] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alfonso Graniero Avalos, Bishop of La Plata o Charcas (1579). [2]
References
- ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 239. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Morelia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) self-published
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) self-published
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