Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza

Most Reverend

Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza
Bishop of Puerto Rico
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Puerto Rico
In office1635–1641
PredecessorJuan López de Agurto de la Mata
SuccessorDamián Lopez de Haro y Villarda
Orders
ConsecrationAugust 1637
by Facundo de la Torre
Personal details
BornJune 13, 1574
Salamanca, Spain
DiedApril 19, 1641 (age 66)
Santo Domingo
NationalitySpanish

Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza (June 13, 1574 – April 19, 1641) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Puerto Rico (1635–1641).[1][2]

Biography

Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza was born in Salamanca, Spain on June 13, 1574, and ordained a priest in the Order of Carmelites.[1][2] On January 11, 1635, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed on September 1, 1636, by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Puerto Rico.[1][2] In August 1637, he was consecrated bishop by Facundo de la Torre, Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[2] He served as Bishop of Puerto Rico until his death on April 19, 1641.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 286. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza, O. Carm". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved December 9, 2015. [self-published]

External links and additional sources

  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Puerto Rico
1635–1641
Succeeded by
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