Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo

Most Reverend Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nicaragua
In office	1597-1603
Predecessor	Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar
Successor	Pedro de Villarreal
Personal details
Died	1603 León, Nicaragua
Previous post	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1580-1597)

Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo (died 1603) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1597-1603) and Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1580-1597).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Biography

Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.^[1] On 14 Mar 1580, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.^[1] On 28 Jul 1597, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua^[1] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death in 1603.^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
2. "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
3. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
4. Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
5. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 19, 2016
6. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 19, 2016