Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa

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Most Reverend

Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
In office1615–1622
PredecessorMaximiliano de Austria
SuccessorLuis Fernández de Córdoba
Orders
Consecration8 December 1606
by Ottaviano Paravicini
Personal details
Born1540
Died22 May 1622 (age 83)
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Previous post(s)Archbishop of Salerno (1606–1611)
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Badajoz (1611–1615)

Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa (1540 – 22 May 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1603–1614), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Badajoz (1611–1615), and Archbishop of Salerno (1606–1611).[1]

Biography[edit]

Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa was born in Valencia del Ventoso, Spain.[2][3] On 4 December 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Salerno.[1][2] On 8 December 1606, he was consecrated bishop by Ottaviano Paravicini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Alessio.[2] On 28 November 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Badajoz.[1][2] On 12 January 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.[1][2] He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 22 May 1622.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Principal Consecrator of Jerónimo Ruiz Camargo, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1614), and Francisco González Zárate (de Gamarra), Bishop of Cartagena (1616).[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 158, 269, and 301. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Salerno
1606–1611
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop (Personal Title) of Badajoz
1611–1615
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
1615–1622
Succeeded by