Most Reverend

Juan de Almoguera
Archbishop of Lima
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseArchbishop of Lima
In office1673–1676
PredecessorPedro de Villagómez Vivanco
SuccessorMelchor de Liñán y Cisneros
Orders
ConsecrationMarch 24, 1661
by Agustín Muñoz Sandoval
Personal details
BornFebruary 18, 1605
DiedMarch 2, 1676
Previous post(s)Bishop of Arequipa (1659–1673)

Juan de Almoguera, O.SS.T. (February 18, 1605 – March 2, 1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Lima (1673–1676) and Bishop of Arequipa (1659–1673).[1][2][3]

Biography

Juan de Almoguera was born in Córdoba, Spain and ordained a priest in the Trinitarian Order.[3] On February 17, 1659, Pope Alexander VII, appointed him Bishop of Arequipa.[1][3] On March 24, 1661, he was consecrated bishop by Agustín Muñoz Sandoval, Bishop of Cuzco.[2][3] On November 27, 1673, Pope Urban VIII, appointed him Archbishop of Lima where he served until his death on March 2, 1676.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 93. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 244. (in Latin)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Archbishop Juan de Almoguera, O.SS.T." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016


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