Juan Lopez de Zárate

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]

Most Reverend Juan López de Zárate
Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
In office	1535–1555
Predecessor	None
Successor	Bernardo de Albuquerque
Orders
Consecration	April 8, 1537 by Juan de Zumárraga
Personal details
Born	June 24, 1490 Oviedo, Spain
Died	September 10, 1555 (age 65)
Nationality	Spanish

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] He served as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca until his death on September 10, 1555.[1][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]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 111. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan López de Zárate". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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