Juan Víctores de Velasco

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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]

  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Santa Marta". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Diocese of Santa Marta (Colombia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Trujillo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo (Peru)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byGregorius Jacobus PastranaBishop of Santa Marta 1694–1707Succeeded byLudovicus de Gayoso
Preceded byPedro Díaz de CienfuegosBishop of Trujillo 1707–1713Succeeded byDiego Montero del Aguila

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3]Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 393. (in Latin)
  2. 2.[2.2]Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 258. (in Latin)
  3. 3.[3.2][3.3][3.4][3.5][3.6]Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Víctores de Velasco, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. 4.Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Juan Victores de Velasco, O.S.B." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]