Juan Salcedo (1520 – December 1562) was a

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prelate who served as the

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(1562). ''(in Latin)''"Archbishop Juan Salcedo"
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Biography

Juan Salcedo was born in

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. On 9 January 1562, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by

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as Bishop of Santo Domingo. In the same year, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Guerrero Logroño,

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. He served as Archbishop of Santo Domingo until his death in December 1562.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 1520 births 1562 deaths Roman Catholic archbishops of Santo Domingo Bishops appointed by Pope Pius IV Clergy from Granada Spanish emigrants to the Dominican Republic 16th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Dominican Republic {{RC-archbishop-stub