Most Reverend

Juan Pérez de Espinosa
Bishop of Santiago de Chile
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Santiago de Chile
In office1600–1622
PredecessorPedro de Azuaga
SuccessorFrancisco González de Salcedo Castro
Orders
Ordination10 August 1575
Consecration25 July 1600
by Domenico Ginnasi
Personal details
Born1558
Died31 October 1622 (age 64)
Santiago de Chile
NationalitySpanish

Juan Pérez de Espinosa, O.F.M. (1558 – 31 October 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1600–1622).[1][2][3]

Biography

Juan Pérez de Espinosa was born in Castilla la Vieja, Spain in 1558 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor on 10 August 1575.[1] On 12 May 1600, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Chile.[1] On 25 July 1600, he was consecrated bishop by Domenico Ginnasi, Archbishop of Manfredonia, with Juan Pedro González de Mendoza, Bishop Emeritus of Lipari, and Martín Vasquez de Arce, Bishop of Puerto Rico, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Chile until his death on 31 October 1622.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Juan Pérez de Espinosa, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 25, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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