Juan Antonio García de Palacios y García (1622–1682) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Santiago de Cuba The Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba () (erected 1518 as the Diocese of Baracoa) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Cuba. It is a metropolitan see with four suffragan dioceses in its ecclesiasti ...

(1677–1682).

Biography

Juan Antonio García de Palacios was born in 1622 in México. On 13 Sep 1677, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Innocent XI Pope Innocent 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 until his death on 12 August 1689. Political and religious tensions with ...

. On 20 Nov 1678, he was consecrated bishop by

Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of P ...

Bishop of Tlaxcala A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...

, with Father Francisco de Aguiar y Seijas y Ulloa assisting. He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death on 1 Jun 1682. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francisco de Aguiar y Seijas y Ulloa,

Bishop of Michoacán The Archdiocese of Morelia () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western central Mexico.

(1678).

References

External links and additional sources

* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Cuba Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XI 1622 births 1682 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Santiago de Cuba {{Mexico-RC-bishop-stub