Juan Guzmán

Juan Guzmán, O.F.M. (1572 – 1 March 1634) was a Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Zaragoza (1633–1634), Archbishop of Tarragona (1627–1633), and Bishop of Islas Canarias (1622–1627).

Biography Juan Guzmán was born in 1572 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 11 July 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Islas Canarias. On 6 November 1622, he was consecrated bishop. On 6 October 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Tarragona. On 6 June 1633, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Zaragoza. He served as Archbishop of Zaragoza until his death on 1 March 1634.

Episcopal succession While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of: Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo, Bishop of Nicaragua (1630); Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando, Bishop of Chiapas (1633); Juan Cebrián Pedro, Bishop of Albarracin (1633); and Gonzalo Chacón Velasco y Fajardo, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1633).