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Juan Damián López De Haro
Juan Damián López de Haro y Villarda, O.SS.T. (September 27, 1581 – August 24, 1648) was a Catholic Church in Spain, Spanish Catholic prelate who served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico, Bishop of Puerto Rico from 1643 to 1648. He was member of the House of Haro and the Trinitarian Order, Order of the Most Holy Trinity. He is known for expressing his disillusionment concerning Captaincy General of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico's dilapidated colony status, and for his poems written to Spanish officials. Early years López de Haro was born in Toledo, Spain on September 27, 1581, where he was baptized on the same day. He enrolled in Religious studies in 1599, majoring in philosophy at the convent in Toledo. He later majored in Theology continuing his studies in Salamanca, Spain, Salamanca. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
