Julián de Cortázar

Julián de Cortázar y Carrillo (15 January 1576 – 31 October 1630) was a Spanish-born prelate of the Catholic Church in the part of New Spain that is now Colombia. From 1618 to 1627 he served as Bishop of Córdoba in Argentina, and from 1627 to 1630 as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada in New Spain.

Biography Julián de Cortázar y Carrillo was born on 15 January 1576 in Durango, Biscay, Spain. His father was Juan Martínez de Cortázar.

Education and priesthood Cortázar graduated from the University of Oñati, and then taught theology there. and Pope Paul V appointed him on 10 April 1617. He then returned to Argentina, beginning his term as bishop with a pastoral visit to many of the cities in his diocese.

Throughout his tenure as bishop, Cortázar came into frequent conflict with the governor of Tucumán Province, Juan Alonso de Vera y Zárate, with it once reaching the extent of Cortázar excommunicating him for several weeks.

Archbishop of Bogotá On 9 January 1625, King Philip IV of Spain presented Cortázar to be Archbishop of Santafé in Nueva Granada (now the Archdiocese of Bogotá), and Pope Urban VIII appointed him on 7 April of that year. He traveled through Peru and arrived in Bogotá on 4 July 1627, and was installed as archbishop that day. As archbishop, Cortázar expanded the episcopal palace and made a pastoral trip throughout part of the archdiocese.

After three years as archbishop, Cortázar died in Bogotá on 31 October 1630, at the age of 54. He was buried in the Bogotá Cathedral. His legacy includes a street in Córdoba, Argentina, that bears his name.

Episcopal lineage Bishop Agustín de Carvajal, OSA Bishop Lorenzo Pérez de Grado (1616) Archbishop Julián de Cortázar (1618)