Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila

Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila (October, 1578 – 19 November, 1632) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1631–1632).[1][2]

Most Reverend Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nicaragua
In office	1631–1632
Predecessor	Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo
Successor	Fernando Núñez Sagredo
Orders
Consecration	28 October 1632 by Gregorio Pedrosa Cásares
Personal details
Born	October 1578 Madrid, Spain
Died	19 November 1632 (age 54) León, Nicaragua
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila was born in Madrid, Spain in October 1578.[3] On 3 December 1631, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1][3] On 28 October 1632, he was consecrated bishop by Gregorio Pedrosa Cásares, Bishop of León with Juan Bravo Lagunas, Bishop Emeritus of Ugento, and Cristóforo Chrisostome Carletti, Bishop of Termia, serving as co-consecrators.[3] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death on 19 November 1632.[1][3] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alfonso de Franco y Luna, Bishop of Durango (1632).[3]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 258. (in Latin)
2. Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of León (Nicaragua)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}