Juan de Zapata y Sandoval, O.S.A. (1545 – 9 January 1630) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1621–1630) and Bishop of Chiapas (1613–1621).[1][2]
Biography
Juan de Zapata y Sandoval was born in 1545 in México and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 13 November 1613, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Chiapas.[2] On 23 November 1613, he was consecrated bishop by Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar, Bishop of Tlaxcala.[2] On 13 September 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala.[2] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala until his death on 9 January 1630.[2]
References
- ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 148 and 199. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan de Zapata y Sandoval, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 2, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 2, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Guatemala". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
