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
Orders
Consecration 1673
by Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor
Personal details
Born 1608
Andalucía, Spain
Died 31 May 1681 (age 73)
Mérida, Yucatán, México
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1672–1679)

Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza (1608–1681) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Yucatán (1679–1681) and Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1672–1679).[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza was born in Andalucía, Spain in 1608.[1] On 23 Oct 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 bsihop by Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor, Bishop of Yucatán.[1] On 29 Dec 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Archbishop Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 31, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Yucatán" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Francisco de la Cueva Maldonado
Archbishop of Santo Domingo
1672–1679
Succeeded by
Domingo Fernández Navarrete
Preceded by
Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Yucatán
1679–1681
Succeeded by
Juan Cano Sandoval
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