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Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano

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Most Reverend
Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano
Bishop of Arequipa
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Arequipa
In office 1615
Predecessor Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez
Successor Pedro de Perea
Previous posts Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1602–1610)
Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1610–1615)
Personal details
Born Zamora, Spain
Died 19 December 1615 (age 50)
Arequipa, Peru

Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano (1565 – 19 December 1615) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Arequipa (1615), Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1610–1615), and Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1602–1610).[1]

Biography

Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano was born in Zamora, Spain in 1565.[2][3] On 15 April 1602, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[2] On 19 July 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala.[2] On 16 September 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Arequipa.[2] He served as Bishop of Arequipa until his death on 19 December 1615.[2] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Alfonso del Galdo, Bishop of Comayagua (1613).[2]

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