Juan Ramírez de Arellano (bishop)

Juan Ramírez de Arellano, O.P. (died 24 March 1609, in San Salvador, El Salvador) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1600–1609).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Juan Ramírez de Arellano
Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Santiago de Guatemala
In office1600–1609
PredecessorPedro Gómez de Córdoba
SuccessorJuan de las Cabezas Altamirano
Orders
Consecration25 July 1600
by Domenico Ginnasi
Personal details
Died24 March 1609
Guatemala

Biography

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Juan Ramírez de Arellano was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[3] On 12 May 1600, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala.[1][3] On 25 July 1600, he was consecrated bishop by Domenico Ginnasi, Archbishop of Manfredonia, with Juan Pedro González de Mendoza, Bishop Emeritus of Lipari, and Martín Vasquez de Arce, Bishop of Puerto Rico, serving as co-consecrators.[3] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala until his death on 24 March 1609.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 207. (in Latin)
  2. ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 199. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Ramírez de Arellano, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
1600–1609
Succeeded by