Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barahona and the second or maternal family name is Zapata del Águila.
Most Reverend

Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila
Bishop of Nicaragua
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Nicaragua
In office1631–1632
PredecessorAgustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo
SuccessorFernando Núñez Sagredo
Orders
Consecration28 October 1632
by Gregorio Pedrosa Cásares
Personal details
BornOctober 1578
Madrid, Spain
Died19 November 1632 (age 54)
León, Nicaragua
NationalitySpanish

Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila (October, 1578 – 19 November, 1632) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1631–1632).[1][2]

Biography

Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila was born in Madrid, Spain in October 1578.[3] On 3 December 1631, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1][3] On 28 October 1632, he was consecrated bishop by Gregorio Pedrosa Cásares, Bishop of León with Juan Bravo Lagunas, Bishop Emeritus of Ugento, and Cristóforo Chrisostome Carletti, Bishop of Termia, serving as co-consecrators.[3] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death on 19 November 1632.[1][3] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alfonso de Franco y Luna, Bishop of Durango (1632).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 258. (in Latin)
  2. ^ Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. EUNED. ISBN 9789977640792.
  3. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Nicaragua
1631–1632 		Succeeded by


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