Juan López de Zárate (June 24, 1490 – September 10, 1555) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1535–1555).[1]

Biography

Juan López de Zárate was born in Oviedo, Spain.[2] On June 21, 1535, he was appointed by Pope Paul III as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca.[1][2] On April 8, 1537, he was consecrated bishop by Don Juan de Zumárraga, Archbishop of Mexico.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, Bishop of Tlaxcala (1549) and the principal co-consecrator of Francisco Marroquín Hurtado, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1537)[2]

Zárate died on September 10, 1555,[1][2] while in attendance at the First Mexican Provincial Council.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 111. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan López de Zárate". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ Dussel, Enrique (1981). A History of the Church in Latin America: Colonialism to Liberation (1492-1979). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-8028-2131-7.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
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 Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
1535–1555 		Succeeded by