Juan Méndez de Villafranca

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 Villafranca de los Barros, Spain
Died Dec 1577

Juan Méndez de Villafranca, O.P. (died 1577) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santa Marta (1577).[1]

Biography

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

  1. 1 2 3 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 236. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Méndez de Villafranca, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • 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]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Juan de los Barrios
Bishop of Santa Marta
1577
Succeeded by
Sebastián Ocando


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