Juan de Rojas y Asúa (1622 – 25 November 1685) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Nicaragua (1683–1685).
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Biography
In 1644, Juan de Rojas y Asúa was ordained a priest of the
Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy
The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives ( la, Ordo Beatae Mariae de Mercede Redemptionis Captivorum, abbreviated O. de M.), also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic mendicant order es ...
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[ ] On 14 December 1682, he was selected by the king of Spain and confirmed on 8 March 1683 by
Pope Innocent XI
Pope Innocent XI ( la, Innocentius XI; it, Innocenzo XI; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 September 1676 to his death on August 12, 1689.
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as
Bishop of Nicaragua.
On 10 April 1683, he was consecrated bishop and in January 1684, he was installed bishop.
He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death in on 25 November 1685
in
Metapa,
Nicaragua while on a pastoral visit.
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17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Nicaragua
Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XI
1622 births
1685 deaths
People from the Province of Cuenca
Mercedarian bishops
Roman Catholic bishops of León in Nicaragua
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