Nationality Mexican | In office 1659–1671 | |
Successor Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango | ||
Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe (1599 – 21 September, 1671) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Durango (1659–1671).
Biography
Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe was born in Tecamachalco, México in 1599. On 17 Nov 1659, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Durango. On 19 Dec 1660, he was consecrated bishop by Mateo de Sagade de Bugueyro, Archbishop of México. He served as Bishop of Durango until his death on 21 Sep 1671.
References
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