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Juan García Ruiz,
O.A.D. The Order of Discalced Augustinians (; abbreviation: OAD) is a mendicant order that branched off from the Order of Saint Augustine as a reform movement. History During the Counter-Reformation, there was a special interest among the Augustinian ...
(1728–1796) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Nueva Segovia The Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It covers the province of Ilocos Sur, on the island of Luzon. The see of the archdiocese is the city of Vigan."Bishop Juan García Ruiz, O.A.D."
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"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia"
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Biography

Juan García Ruiz was born in
Madridejos, Cebu Madridejos, officially the Municipality of Madridejos ( ceb, Lungsod sa Madridejos; tgl, Bayan ng Madridejos), is a 4th class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Cebu, Philippines. According to ...
on 6 Jun 1728 and ordained a priest in the . On 25 Jun 1784, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Pius VI Pope Pius VI ( it, Pio VI; born Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi, 25 December 171729 August 1799) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1775 to his death in August 1799. Pius VI condemned the French Revoluti ...
as
Bishop of Nueva Segovia The Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It covers the province of Ilocos Sur, on the island of Luzon. The see of the archdiocese is the city of Vigan.consecrated Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...
bishop by Juan Antonio Gallego y Orbigo, Bishop of Nueva Caceres. He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death on 2 May 1796.


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18th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines Bishops appointed by Pope Pius VI 1728 births 1796 deaths People from Cebu Discalced Augustinian bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Nueva Segovia {{Philippines-RC-bishop-stub