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Juan de Valle y Arredondo

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Most Reverend
Juan de Valle y Arredondo
Bishop of Guadalajara
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Guadalajara
In office 1607–1617
Predecessor Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar
Successor Francisco de Rivera y Pareja
Orders
Consecration December 1607
by Juan Bautista Acevedo Muñoz
Personal details
Born 1567
San Miguel del Arroyo, Spain
Died 20 February 1622 (age 55)

Juan de Valle y Arredondo (1567 – 20 February 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Guadalajara (1607–1617).[1][2]

Biography

Juan de Valle y Arredondo was born in San Miguel del Arroyo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict. On 19 March 1607, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Bishop of Guadalajara. In December 1607, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Bautista Acevedo Muñoz, Patriarch of the West Indies with Juan Vigil de Quiñones y Labiada, Bishop of Valladolid, and Lucas Duran, Bishop Emeritus of Chiapas as co-consecrators. In 1617, he resigned as Bishop of Guadalajara; he died on 20 February 1622.[2]

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