Church Catholic Church Died 1540 | In office 1539–1540 | |
Successor Juan de Arteaga y Avendaño Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas | ||
Juan de Urteaga, O.S.H. (died 1540) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was appointed the first Bishop of Chiapas (1539–1540).
Biography
Juan de Urteaga was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome. On 30 Mar 1539, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Chiapas. He died as before he was consecrated bishop in 1540.
References
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