Juan Lopez de Zárate

Most Reverend
Juan López de Zárate
Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
In office 1535–1555
Predecessor None
Successor Bernardo de Albuquerque
Orders
Consecration April 8, 1537
by Juan de Zumárraga
Personal details
Born June 24, 1490
Oviedo, Spain
Died September 10, 1555 (age 65)
Nationality Spanish

Juan López de Zárate (June 24, 1490 – September 10, 1555) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1535–1555).[1]

Biography

Juan López de Zárate was born in Oviedo, Spain.[2] On June 21, 1535, he was appointed by Pope Paul III as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca.[1][2] On April 8, 1537, he was consecrated bishop by Don Juan de Zumárraga, Archbishop of Mexico.[2] He served as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca until his death on September 10, 1555.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, Bishop of Tlaxcala (1549) and the principal co-consecrator of Francisco Marroquín Hurtado, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1537)[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 111. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan López de Zárate". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
None		 Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
1535–1555		 Succeeded by
Bernardo de Albuquerque
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