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Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa

1540 – 1622

Roman Catholic prelate

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Lived 1540 – 1622 (aged 81–82). Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.

Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa (1540 – 22 May 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1603–1614), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Badajoz (1611–1615), and Archbishop of Salerno (1606–1611).

Biography Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa was born in Valencia del Ventoso, Spain. On 4 December 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Salerno. On 8 December 1606, he was consecrated bishop by Ottaviano Paravicini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Alessio. On 28 November 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Badajoz. On 12 January 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela. He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 22 May 1622.

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Principal Consecrator of Jerónimo Ruiz Camargo, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1614), and Francisco González Zárate (de Gamarra), Bishop of Cartagena (1616).

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Important facts

Born
1540, Valencia del Ventoso
Birth century
Positions held
Catholic archbishop, Archbishop of Salerno, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Compostela, Roman Catholic Bishop of Badajoz

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Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa was born in 1540 in Valencia del Ventoso.

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Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa died on 22 May 1622 in Santiago de Compostela.

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Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa

· Wikidata: Q23582190

· DBpedia: Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa

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