Most Reverend Juan de Porras y Atienza | |
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Bishop of Coria | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Coria |
In office | 1684–1704 |
Predecessor | Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez |
Successor | Miguel Pérez Lara |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1653 |
Consecration | 1681 by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 January 1627 |
Died | 28 July 1704 Coria, Cáceres, Spain |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Ceuta (1681–1684) |
Juan de Porras y Atienza (6 January 1627 – 28 July 1704) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coria (1684–1704) and Bishop of Ceuta (1681–1684). [1]
Juan de Porras y Atienza was ordained a priest in 1653. [1] On 12 May 1681, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Ceuta. [1] In 1681, he was consecrated bishop by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán, Archbishop of Seville, with James Lynch, Archbishop of Tuam, and Bishop Antonio Ibarra, Bishop of Cádiz, serving as co-consecrators. [1] On 24 April 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Coria. [1] He served as Bishop of Coria until his death on 28 July 1704. [1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Pedro de Lepe Orantes, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1686). [1]