Predecessor Juan Piñeiro Osorio | In office 1647–1656 Died 13 October 1656 | |
Successor Martín López de Hontiveros Consecration 1645by Diego Arce Reinoso Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño | ||
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).
Biography
On 28 Nov 1644, Juan Juániz de Echalar was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 31 Jul 1645 as Bishop of Mondoñedo. 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. On 16 Dec 1647, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada. He served as Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada until his death on 13 Oct 1656.
References
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