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Most Reverend

Juan de los Barrios
Archbishop of Santafé de Bogotá of the New Kingdom of Granada
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Santafé de Bogotá of the New Kingdom of Granada
In office1564–1569
PredecessorNone
Successor Luis Zapata de Cárdenas
Orders
Consecrationby  Juan Martínez Silíceo
Personal details
Born1496
Villa de Peloche, Spain
DiedFebruary 12, 1569 (age 73)
NationalitySpanish
Previous post(s) Bishop of Paraguay (1547–1552)
Bishop of Santa Marta (1552–1564)

Friar Juan de los Barrios y Toledo, OFM (1496 – February 12, 1569) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Archbishop of Santafé de Bogotá of the New Kingdom of Granada, (1564–1569), [1] Bishop of Santa Marta (1552–1564), [2] and the first Bishop of Paraguay (1547–1552). [3]

Biography

Juan de los Barrios was born in Villa de Peloche, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. [4] [5] On July 1, 1547, Pope Paul III appointed him the first Bishop of Paraguay. [1] [4] [5] He was consecrated by Juan Martínez Silíceo, Archbishop of Toledo. [4] On April 2, 1552, he was appointed by Pope Julius III as Bishop of Santa Marta. [1] [4] [5] On March 22, 1564, Pope Pius IV appointed him the first Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada. [1] [4] [5] He died on February 12, 1569. [1] [5]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan de Simancas Simancas, Bishop of Cartagena and Pedro de Ágreda Sánchez Martín, Bishop of Coro. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 196. (in Latin)
  2. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 236. (in Latin)
  3. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 197. (in Latin)
  4. ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. self-published
  5. ^ a b c d e Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. self-published

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
None
Bishop of Paraguay
1547–1552
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Santa Marta
1552–1564
Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
1564–1569
Succeeded by