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Juan de la Calle y Heredia

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Predecessor
  
Juan de Almoguera

Died
  
Arequipa, Peru

In office
  
1674-1676

Nationality
  
Spanish

Successor
  
Antonio de León y Becerra

Consecration
  
22 Oct 1662 by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco

Diocese
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa

Juan de la Calle y Heredia (1612-15 Feb 1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Arequipa (1674-1676), Bishop of Trujillo (1661-1674).

Biography

Juan de la Calle y Heredia was born in Granada, Spain in 1612 and ordained a friar in the Order of Our Lady of Mercy. On 5 Sep 1661, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Trujillo. On 22 Oct 1662, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco, Archbishop of Lima. On 1 Oct 1674, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Arequipa. He served as Bishop of Arequipa until his death on 15 Feb 1676.

References

Juan de la Calle y Heredia Wikipedia