Juan Castro (bishop)

Juan Castro, OSA (25 January 1547 – 1 August 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1608–1609).[1]

The Most Reverend Juan Castro, OSA
Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Santafé en Nueva Granada
In office	1608–1609
Predecessor	Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero
Successor	Pedro Ordóñez y Flórez
Personal details
Born	25 January 1547 Toledo, Spain
Died	1 August 1611 (aged 64) Bogotá
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Luis Zapata de Cárdenas was born in Toledo, Spain on 25 Jan 1547 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[1] On 7 Jan 1608, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada.[1] He served as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada until his resignation in Jun 1609.[1] He died on 1 Aug 1611.[1]

References

1. "Archbishop Juan Castro, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 24, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Bogotá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá (Colombia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}