Juan de Montiel (died 23 December 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1655–1657). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Juan de Montiel was born in

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, Spain. On 14 May 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of

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as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba. On 16 July 1656, he was

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bishop by

Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, O.S.B. (4 October 1587 – 6 December 1656) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1655–1656) and Bishop of Durango (1639–1655). Biography Francis ...

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. On 30 August 1656, he was installed as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba where he served until his death on 23 December 1657.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Cuba Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VII 1657 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Santiago de Cuba {{RC-bishop-stub