Juan López de Agurto de la Mata

Most Reverend
Juan López de Agurto de la Mata
Bishop of Caracas
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Caracas
Predecessor Bernardo de Balbuena y Villanueva
Successor Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza
Personal details
Born December 22, 1572
La Laguna, Spain
Died December 24, 1637 (age 65)
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Puerto Rico (1630-1634)

Juan López de Agurto de la Mata (December 22, 1572-December 24, 1637) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coro (later Bishop of Caracas) (1634-1637) and Bishop of Puerto Rico (1630-1634).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Juan López de Agurto de la Mata was born in La Laguna, Spain.[1] On July 20, 1630, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed on February 10, 1631 by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Puerto Rico.[1] On August 8, 1634, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Coro.[1] On June 20, 1637, the Diocese of Coro was renamed as the Diocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela. He served as Bishop of Caracas until his death on December 24, 1637.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan López de Agurto de la Mata" retrieved December 4, 2015
  2. ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico" retrieved December 4, 2015
  3. ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Coro" retrieved December 4, 2015
  4. ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas" retrieved December 4, 2015
Religious titles
Preceded by
Bernardo de Balbuena y Villanueva		 Bishop of Puerto Rico
1630-1634 		Succeeded by
Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza
Preceded by
Gonzalo de Angulo		 Bishop of Coro / Bishop of Caracas
1634-1637 		Succeeded by
Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado
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