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Juan de Rojas y Asúa

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Rojas and the second or maternal family name is Asúa.
Most Reverend

Juan de Rojas y Asúa
Bishop of Nicaragua
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Nicaragua
In office1683–1685
PredecessorAndrés de las Navas y Quevedo
SuccessorNicolás Delgado
Orders
Consecration10 April 1683
Personal details
Born1622
Buenache de Alarcón, Spain
Died25 November 1685 (age 63)
Metapa, Nicaragua
NationalitySpanish

Juan de Rojas y Asúa (1622 – 25 November 1685) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1683–1685).[1][2]

Biography

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In 1644, Juan de Rojas y Asúa was ordained a priest of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy.[3] On 14 December 1682, he was selected by the king of Spain and confirmed on 8 March 1683 by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1][3] On 10 April 1683, he was consecrated bishop and in January 1684, he was installed bishop.[3] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death in on 25 November 1685[1][3] in Metapa, Nicaragua while on a pastoral visit.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 287. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. EUNED. ISBN 9789977640792.
  3. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan de Rojas y Asúa, O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. [self-published]
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Preceded by Bishop of Nicaragua
1683–1685 		Succeeded by


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