Most Reverend

Father Juan Vélez
Bishop Elect of Cebu
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Cebu
In office1660
PredecessorPedro de Arce
SuccessorJuan López
Orders
Ordinationby 1627
Personal details
Born12 March 1602
Died1661

Father Juan Vélez (12 March 1602 – 1661) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was appointed Bishop of Cebu.[1][2]

Biography

Juan Vélez was born in Córdoba, Spain and ordained a priest in 1627.[2] He served as dean of the church in the Archdiocese of Manila.[3] On 26 January 1660 Pope Alexander VII appointed him Bishop of Cebu.[1][4][2] Although he assumed the position as Bishop of Cebu, he died before his consecration as bishop.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 261. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d "Father Juan Vélez" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 11, 2017
  3. ^ Blair & Robertson Philippine History: "The Philippine Islands volume 38, pp. 72-75
  4. ^ Ateneo de Manila University: "The Succession of Bishops of Cebu" by Domingo Abella Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine vol. 8, no. 3 (1960): 535—543

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Religious titles Preceded byPedro de Arce Bishop Elect of Cebu 1660 Succeeded byJuan López


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