Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila

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Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila (October, 1578 – 19 November, 1632) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1631–1632).[1][2]

Biography

Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila was born in Madrid, Spain in October 1578.[3] On 3 December 1631, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1][3] On 28 October 1632, he was consecrated bishop by Gregorio Pedrosa Cásares, Bishop of León with Juan Bravo Lagunas, Bishop Emeritus of Ugento, and Cristóforo Chrisostome Carletti, Bishop of Termia, serving as co-consecrators.[3] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death on 19 November 1632.[1][3] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alfonso de Franco y Luna, Bishop of Durango (1632).[3]

  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of León (Nicaragua)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byAgustin de Hinojosa y MontalvoBishop of Nicaragua 1631–1632Succeeded byFernando Núñez Sagredo

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 258. (in Latin)
  2. 2.Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. EUNED. ISBN 9789977640792.
  3. 3.[3.2][3.3][3.4][3.5]Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]