Juan Fernández de Rosillo or Juan Fernández de Rovillo (1533 – 29 October 1606) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Michoacán
The Archdiocese of Morelia () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western central Mexico. (1603–1606) and
Bishop of Verapaz (1592–1603).
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Biography
Juan Fernández de Rosillo was born in
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
in 1533.
On 12 June 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement VIII
Pope Clement VIII (; ; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605.
Born in Fano, Papal States to a prominen ...
as
Bishop of Verapaz.
In 1592, he was consecrated bishop by
Antonio de Hervias
Antonio de Hervias, O.P. (died in 1590), was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cartagena (1587–1590), ''(in Latin)''
Bishop of Verapaz (1579–1587), ''(in Latin)''
and the first Bishop of Arequipa (1577–1579). ''(in ...
,
Bishop of Cartagena
The Diocese of Cartagena () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the city of Cartagena in the ecclesiastical province of Granada in Spain.[Pope Paul V
Pope Paul V (; ) (17 September 1552 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death, in January 1621. In 1611, he honored Galileo Galilei as a mem ...]
as
Bishop of Michoacán
The Archdiocese of Morelia () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western central Mexico. .
He served as Bishop of Michoacán until his death on 29 October 1606.
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1533 births
1606 deaths
16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Guatemala
17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Guatemala
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V
17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Mexico
Roman Catholic bishops of Verapaz
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