Most Reverend Juan Víctores de Velasco | |
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Bishop of Trujillo | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Trujillo |
In office | 1707–1713 |
Predecessor | Pedro Díaz de Cienfuegos |
Successor | Diego Montero del Aguila |
Orders | |
Consecration | 21 Oct 1694 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1644 |
Died | 10 Dec 1713 (age 69) |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Santa Marta (1694–1707) |
Juan Víctores de Velasco, O.S.B. (1644–1713) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Trujillo (1707–1713) [1] and Bishop of Santa Marta (1694–1707). [2]
Juan Víctores de Velasco was born in Burgos, Spain in 1644 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict. [3] [4] On 19 Jul 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Santa Marta. [2] [3] On 21 Oct 1694, he was consecrated bishop at the convent San Martín in Madrid, Spain. [3] On 28 Nov 1707, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Trujillo. [1] [3] He served as Bishop of Trujillo until his death on 10 Dec 1713. [1] [3]
While bishop, he presided over the priestly ordination of Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra, Bishop of Concepción (1704). [3]