Juan de Valle y Arredondo

Juan de Valle y Arredondo (1567 20 February 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Guadalajara (1607–1617).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Juan de Valle y Arredondo
Bishop of Guadalajara
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Guadalajara
In office1607–1617
PredecessorAlfonso de la Mota y Escobar
SuccessorFrancisco de Rivera y Pareja
Orders
ConsecrationDecember 1607
by Juan Bautista Acevedo Muñoz
Personal details
Born1567
Died20 February 1622 (age 55)
NationalitySpanish

Biography

Juan de Valle y Arredondo was born in San Miguel del Arroyo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[2] On 19 March 1607, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Bishop of Guadalajara.[2] In December 1607, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Bautista Acevedo Muñoz, Patriarch of the West Indies with Juan Vigil de Quiñones y Labiada, Bishop of Valladolid, and Lucas Duran, Bishop Emeritus of Chiapas as co-consecrators.[2] In 1617, he resigned as Bishop of Guadalajara; he died on 20 February 1622.[2]

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 198. (in Latin)
  2. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan de Valle y Arredondo, O.S.B." retrieved January 15, 2016


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