Juan de Santiago y León Garabito

Juan de Santiago y León Garabito (July 13, 1641 – July 12, 1694) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Guadalajara (1677–1694) and Bishop of Puerto Rico (1676–1677).[1][2]

Most Reverend Juan de Santiago y León Garabito
Bishop of Guadalajara
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Guadalajara
In office	1677–1694
Predecessor	Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún
Successor	Felipe Galindo Chávez y Pineda
Orders
Consecration	May 22, 1678 by Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún
Personal details
Born	July 13, 1641 Palma del Río, Spain
Died	July 12, 1694 (age 52) Guadalajara, Mexico
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Puerto Rico (1676–1677)

Biography

Juan de Santiago y León Garabitoa was born in Archidona, Spain.[2] In 1676, he was appointed by the King of Spain as Bishop of Puerto Rico.[2] On June 7, 1677, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI on September 13, 1677 as Bishop of Guadalajara.[2] On May 22, 1678, he was consecrated bishop by Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún, Bishop of Tlaxcala.[2] He served as Bishop of Guadalajara until his death on July 12, 1694.[2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 321 and 213. (in Latin)
2. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan de Santiago y León Garabito" retrieved December 31, 2015

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Guadalajara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guadalajara". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}