Juan de los Barrios
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Most Reverend Juan de los Barrios |
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| Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Luis Zapata de Cárdenas |
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| Consecration | by Juan Martínez Silíceo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1496 Villa de Peloche, Spain |
| Died | February 12, 1569 (age 73) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
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Bishop of Santa Marta (1552–1564) Bishop of Paraguay (1547–1552) |
Juan de los Barrios y Toledo, OFM (1498 – April 16, 1563) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, (1564–1569), Bishop of Santa Marta (1552–1564), and the first Bishop of Paraguay (1547–1552).
Juan de los Barrios was born in Villa de Peloche, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On July 1, 1547, Pope Paul III appointed him the first Bishop of Paraguay. He was consecrated by Juan Martínez Silíceo, Archbishop of Toledo. On April 2, 1552, he was appointed by Pope Julius III as Bishop of Santa Marta. On March 22, 1564, Pope Pius IV appointed him the first Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada. He died on February 12, 1569. He was the principal Consecrator of Juan de Simancas Simancas, Bishop of Cartagena and Pedro de Ágreda Sánchez Martín, Bishop of Coro.
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