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Juan Coello Ribera y Sandoval

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Most Reverend
Juan Coello Ribera y Sandoval
Bishop of Plasencia
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Zamora
In office 1652–1655
Predecessor Diego Arce Reinoso
Successor Francisco Guerra (bishop)
Previous post Bishop of Zamora (1639–1652)
Orders
Consecration 16 October 1639
by Diego Castejón Fonseca
Personal details
Born 23 December 1607
Villarejo de la Peñuela, Spain
Died 1655 (age 47)
Plasencia, Spain

Juan Coello Ribera y Sandoval (23 December 1607 – 1655) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Plasencia (1652–1655) and Bishop of Zamora (1639–1652).[1][2]

Biography

Juan Coello Ribera y Sandoval was born in Villarejo de la Peñuela, Spain on 23 December 1607.[2] On 11 April 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Zamora.[1][2] On 16 October 1639, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Castejón Fonseca, Bishop Emeritus of Lugo, with Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Bishop of Ispahan, and Juan Alonso y Ocón, Bishop of Yucatán, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 11 December 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Plasencia.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Plasencia until his death in 1655.[1][2]

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