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Juan Arias de Villar

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Nationality
  
Spanish

Successor
  
Juan Ruiz de Medina

In office
  
1498-1501

Died
  
1501, Segovia, Spain

Predecessor
  
Juan Arias Dávila

Archdiocese
  
Roman Catholic Diocese of Segovia

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Juan Arias de Villar (died 1501) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Segovia (1498-1501) and Bishop of Oviedo (1487–1498).

Biography

In 1487, Juan Arias de Villar was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent VIII as Bishop of Oviedo (1487 – 1498). In 1498, he was appointed by Pope Alexander VI as Bishop of Segovia. He served as Bishop of Segovia until his death in 1501.

References

Juan Arias de Villar Wikipedia