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Most Reverend

Juan de Urteaga
Bishop-Elect of Chiapas
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Chiapas
In office1539–1540
SuccessorJuan de Arteaga y Avendaño
Personal details
Died1540

Juan de Urteaga, O.S.H. (died 1540) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was appointed the first Bishop of Chiapas (1539–1540).[1]

Biography

Juan de Urteaga was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome.[2] On 30 Mar 1539, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Chiapas.[2] He died before he was consecrated bishop in 1540.[2]

References

  1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 165. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Father Juan de Urteaga, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 1, 2019. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
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Bishop-Elect of Chiapas
1539–1540
Succeeded by