Juan Méndez de Villafranca, O.P. (died 1577) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santa Marta (1577).[1]
Most Reverend Juan Méndez de Villafranca | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Santa Marta | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Santa Marta |
| In office | 1577 |
| Predecessor | Juan de los Barrios |
| Successor | Sebastián Ocando |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | Dec 1577 |
Biography edit
Juan Méndez de Villafranca was born in Villafranca de los Barros, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 14 Apr 1577, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Santa Marta.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Santa Marta until his death in Dec 1577.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 236. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Méndez de Villafranca, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources edit
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Santa Marta". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Diocese of Santa Marta (Colombia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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