Juan de Valle y Arredondo

Juan de Valle y Arredondo (1567 – 20 February, 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Guadalajara (1607–1617).[1][2]

Most Reverend Juan de Valle y Arredondo
Bishop of Guadalajara
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Guadalajara
In office	1607–1617
Predecessor	Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar
Successor	Francisco de Rivera y Pareja
Orders
Consecration	December 1607 by Juan Bautista Acevedo Muñoz
Personal details
Born	1567 San Miguel del Arroyo, Spain
Died	20 February 1622 (age 55)
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Juan de Valle y Arredondo was born in San Miguel del Arroyo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[2] On 19 March 1607, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Bishop of Guadalajara.[2] In December 1607, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Bautista Acevedo Muñoz, Patriarch of the West Indies with Juan Vigil de Quiñones y Labiada, Bishop of Valladolid, and Lucas Duran, Bishop Emeritus of Chiapas as co-consecrators.[2] In 1617, he resigned as Bishop of Guadalajara; he died on 20 February 1622.[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 198. (in Latin)
2. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan de Valle y Arredondo, O.S.B." retrieved January 15, 2016

External links and additional sources

• 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}