Miguel Jerónimo de Ballesteros

Most Reverend

Miguel Jerónimo de Ballesteros
Bishop of Coro
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseBishop of Coro
PredecessorRodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera
SuccessorJuan de Simancas Simancas
Personal details
Died1555
Santa Ana de Coro

Miguel Jerónimo de Ballesteros (also Miguel Jerónimo de Vallesteros) (died 1555) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Coro (1546–1555).[1]

Biography

Bishop Miguel Jerónimo de Ballesteros (Vallesteros) served as the dean of the Cathedral of Cartagena.[2] On August 22, 1546, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul III as the second Bishop of Coro where he served until his death in 1555.[1][3] He was a leading activist with the Counter Reformation in the New World.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 329–330. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b de Oviedo y Baños, José (1988). Historia de la Conquista Y Poblacion de la Provincia de Venezuela. University of California Press. pp. 67 & 271. ISBN 9780520058514.
  3. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Miguel Jerónimo de Ballesteros (Vallesteros)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]
Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Coro
1546–1555 		Succeeded by


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