Juan Ramírez de Arellano (bishop)

Most Reverend
Juan Ramírez de Arellano
Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Santiago de Guatemala
In office 1600-1609
Predecessor Pedro Gómez de Córdoba
Successor Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano
Orders
Consecration 25 Jul 1600
by Domenico Ginnasi
Personal details
Died 24 Mar 1609
Guatemala

Juan Ramírez de Arellano, O.P. (died 24 Mar 1609, in San Salvador, El Salvador) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1600-1609).[1][2][3]

Biography

Juan Ramírez de Arellano was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1] On 12 May 1600, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala.[1] On 25 Jul 1600, he was consecrated bishop by Domenico Ginnasi, Archbishop of Manfredonia, with Juan Pedro González de Mendoza, Bishop Emeritus of Lipari, and Martín Vasquez de Arce, Bishop of Puerto Rico, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala until his death on 24 Mar 1609.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Juan Ramírez de Arellano, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Archdiocese of Guatemala" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Pedro Gómez de Córdoba
Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
1600-1609
Succeeded by
Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano


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