Juan Rentería Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Juan de Rentería
Bishop of Nueva Segovia
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Nueva Segovia
Term:1618–1626
Predecessor:Miguel García Serrano
Successor:Hernando Guerrero
Birth Date:c. 1560
Birth Place:Guadalajara, Nueva Galicia, Viceroyalty of New Spain
Death Date:1626
Death Place:Vigan, Philippines

Juan de Rentería (died 1626) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the fourth Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1618–1626).[1] [2]

Biography

Juan de Rentería was born in Guadalajara, Mexico.[3] On 5 March 1618, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Nueva Segovia.He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death in 1626.

Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 261. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/nseg0.htm "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia"
  3. Web site: de Renteria . Juan . April 4, 1618 . "Petición del obispo de Nueva Segovia Juan de Rentería, de ayuda de costa para viaje y expedición de sus bulas" . PARES.