Juan Valenzuela Velázquez

Juan Valenzuela Velázquez (24 June 1574 – 2 February 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Salamanca (1642–1645).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend Juan Valenzuela Velázquez
Bishop of Salamanca
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Salamanca
In office	1642–1645
Predecessor	Cristóbal de la Cámara y Murga
Successor	Juan Ortiz de Zárate
Orders
Consecration	27 July 1642 by Martín Carrillo Alderete
Personal details
Born	24 June 1574 Cuenca, Spain
Died	2 February 1645 (age 70) Salamanca, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Juan Valenzuela Velázquez was born in Cuenca, Spain on 24 June 1574.[1][3] On 24 March 1642, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Salamanca.[1][3] On 27 July 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Martín Carrillo Alderete, Archbishop of Granada, with Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés, Bishop of Guadix, and Blas Tineo Palacios, Titular Bishop of Thermopylae, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Salamanca until his death on 2 February 1645.[1][3]

References

1. "Bishop Juan Valenzuela Velázquez" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 19, 2016
2. "Diocese of Salamanca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Diocese of Salamanca" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016