Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega

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Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega
Bishop of Michoacán
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1574–1588
PredecessorAntonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina
SuccessorAlfonso Guerra (bishop)
Orders
Consecration5 December 1574
by Pedro de Moya y Contreras
Personal details
Born27 December 1520
Medina del Campo, Spain
Died30 June 1588 (age 67)
Michoacán
NationalitySpanish

Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega, O.S.A. (27 December 1520 – 30 June 1588) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1574–1588).[1][2]

Biography[]

Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega was born on 27 December 1520 in Medina del Campo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 18 June 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Michoacán.[2] On 5 December 1574, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro de Moya y Contreras, Archbishop of México, with Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, Bishop of Tlaxcala, serving as co-consecrator.[2] He served as Bishop of Michoacán until his death on 30 June 1588.[2] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alfonso Graniero Avalos, Bishop of La Plata o Charcas (1579).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 239. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Michoacán
1574–1588
Succeeded by
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