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Juan de Porras y Atienza

Most Reverend
Juan de Porras y Atienza
Bishop of Coria
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Coria
In office 1684–1704
Predecessor Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez
Successor Miguel Pérez Lara
Orders
Ordination 1653
Consecration 1681
by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán
Personal details
Born 6 Jan 1627
Cabra, Spain
Died 28 Jul 1704
Coria, Cáceres, Spain
Previous post Bishop of Ceuta (1681–1684)

Juan de Porras y Atienza (1627–1704) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coria (1684–1704) and Bishop of Ceuta (1681–1684).

Juan de Porras y Atienza was ordained a priest in 1653. On 12 May 1681, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Ceuta. In 1681, he was consecrated bishop by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán, Archbishop of Seville, with James Lynch, Archbishop of Tuam, and Bishop Antonio Ibarra, Bishop of Cádiz, serving as co-consecrators. On 24 Apr 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Coria. He served as Bishop of Coria until his death on 28 Jul 1704. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Pedro de Lepe Orantes, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1686).


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