Juan Méndez de Villafranca

Juan Méndez de Villafranca, O.P. (died 1577) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santa Marta (1577).[1]

Most Reverend Juan Méndez de Villafranca
Bishop of Santa Marta
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Santa Marta
In office	1577
Predecessor	Juan de los Barrios
Successor	Sebastián Ocando
Personal details
Born	Villafranca de los Barros, Spain
Died	Dec 1577

Biography

Juan Méndez de Villafranca was born in Villafranca de los Barros, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 14 Apr 1577, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Santa Marta.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Santa Marta until his death in Dec 1577.[1][2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 236. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Méndez de Villafranca, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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