Juan Salcedo (bishop)

Juan Salcedo (1520 – December 1562) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1562).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Juan Salcedo
Archbishop of Santo Domingo
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseArchdiocese of Santo Domingo
In office1562
PredecessorDiego de Covarrubias y Leiva
SuccessorJuan Alzóloras
Orders
Consecration1562
by Pedro Guerrero Logroño
Personal details
Born1520
DiedDecember 1562 (age 42)
Santo Domingo

Biography

Juan Salcedo was born in Granada, Spain.[2] On 9 January 1562, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Santo Domingo.[2] In the same year, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Guerrero Logroño, Archbishop of Granada.[2] He served as Archbishop of Santo Domingo until his death in December 1562.[2]

References

  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 187. (in Latin)
  2. "Archbishop Juan Salcedo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017


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