Most Reverend

Juan Víctores de Velasco
Bishop of Trujillo
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Trujillo
In office1707–1713
PredecessorPedro Díaz de Cienfuegos
SuccessorDiego Montero del Aguila
Orders
Consecration21 Oct 1694
Personal details
Born1644
Burgos, Spain
Died10 Dec 1713 (age 69)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Santa Marta (1694–1707)

Juan Víctores de Velasco, O.S.B. (1644–1713) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Trujillo (1707–1713)[1] and Bishop of Santa Marta (1694–1707).[2]

Biography

Juan Víctores de Velasco was born in Burgos, Spain in 1644 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[3][4] On 19 Jul 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Santa Marta.[2][3] On 21 Oct 1694, he was consecrated bishop at the convent San Martín in Madrid, Spain.[3] On 28 Nov 1707, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Trujillo.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Trujillo until his death on 10 Dec 1713.[1][3]

While bishop, he presided over the priestly ordination of Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra, Bishop of Concepción (1704).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 393. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 258. (in Latin)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Víctores de Velasco, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Juan Victores de Velasco, O.S.B." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]


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