Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza
Most Reverend Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Puerto Rico | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Puerto Rico |
| In office | 1635–1641 |
| Predecessor | Juan López de Agurto de la Mata |
| Successor | Damián Lopez de Haro y Villarda |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | August 1637 by Facundo de la Torre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 13, 1574 |
| Died | April 19, 1641 (age 66) Santo Domingo |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza (June 13, 1574 – April 19, 1641) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Puerto Rico (1635–1641).[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza was born in Salamanca, Spain on June 13, 1574, and ordained a priest in the Order of Carmelites.[1][2] On January 11, 1635, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed on September 1, 1636, by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Puerto Rico.[1][2] In August 1637, he was consecrated bishop by Facundo de la Torre, Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[2] He served as Bishop of Puerto Rico until his death on April 19, 1641.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 286. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza, O. Carm". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved December 9, 2015. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
[edit]- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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