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Juan López de Agurto de la Mata (December 22, 1572 – December 24, 1637) was a
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prelate who served as Bishop of Coro (later
Bishop of Caracas The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caracas is the Latin an ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church in part of Venezuela. It was founded as the Diocese of Caracas on June 20, 1637, and was later elevated to the rank of a Metropolitan ...
) (1634–1637) and Bishop of Puerto Rico (1630–1634).


Biography

Juan López de Agurto de la Mata was born in
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(
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,
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). On July 20, 1630, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed on February 10, 1631, by
Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII ( la, Urbanus VIII; it, Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in July 1644. As po ...
as Bishop of Puerto Rico. On August 8, 1634, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Coro. On June 20, 1637, the Diocese of Coro was renamed as the Diocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela. He served as Bishop of Caracas until his death on December 24, 1637.


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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 1572 births 1637 deaths Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII People from San Cristóbal de La Laguna 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Puerto Rico 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Venezuela Roman Catholic bishops of Puerto Rico Roman Catholic bishops of Caracas Roman Catholic bishops of Coro {{Venezuela-RC-bishop-stub