Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza

Most Reverend; Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza
	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Yucatán
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1679–1681
Predecessor	Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor
Successor	Juan Cano Sandoval
Previous post	Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1672–1679)
Orders
Consecration	1673; by Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor
Personal details
Born	1608; Andalucía, Spain
Died	31 May 1681 (aged 72–73); Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza (1608 – 31 May 1681) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Yucatán (1679–1681) and Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1672–1679).^[1]

Biography

Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza was born in Andalucía, Spain in 1608.^[1] On 23 October 1672, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement X as Archbishop of Santo Domingo.^[1] In 1673, he was consecrated bishop by Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor, Bishop of Yucatán.^[1] On 29 December 1679, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Yucatán.^[1] He served as Bishop of Yucatán until his death on 31 May 1681.^[1]

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