Juan de Rojas y Asúa

Juan de Rojas y Asúa (1622 – 25 November 1685) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1683–1685).[1][2]

Most Reverend Juan de Rojas y Asúa
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nicaragua
In office	1683–1685
Predecessor	Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo
Successor	Nicolás Delgado
Orders
Consecration	10 April 1683
Personal details
Born	1622 Buenache de Alarcón, Spain
Died	25 November 1685 (age 63) Metapa, Nicaragua
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

In 1644, Juan de Rojas y Asúa was ordained a priest of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy.[3] On 14 December 1682, he was selected by the king of Spain and confirmed on 8 March 1683 by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1][3] On 10 April 1683, he was consecrated bishop and in January 1684, he was installed bishop.[3] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death in on 25 November 1685[1][3] in Metapa, Nicaragua while on a pastoral visit.[2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 287. (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 de Rojas y Asúa, O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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