Juan Juániz de Echalar

Most Reverend

Juan Juániz de Echalar
Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Calahorra y La Calzada
In office1647–1656
PredecessorJuan Piñeiro Osorio
SuccessorMartín López de Hontiveros
Orders
Consecration1645
by Diego Arce Reinoso
Personal details
Died13 October 1656

Juan Juániz de Echalar (died 13 October 1656) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1647–1656) and Bishop of Mondoñedo (1644–1647).[1]

Biography

On 28 November 1644, Juan Juániz de Echalar was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 31 July 1645 as Bishop of Mondoñedo.[1] He was consecrated bishop by Diego Arce Reinoso, Bishop of Plasencia, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Pedro Urbina Montoya, Bishop of Coria, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 16 December 1647, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada.[1] He served as Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada until his death on 13 October 1656.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Juan Juániz de Echalar" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 14, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Mondoñedo
1644–1647
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Juan Piñeiro Osorio
Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada
1647–1656
Succeeded by
Martín López de Hontiveros