Most Reverend Juan de Porras y Atienza |
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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).