Juan de Rentería (died 1626) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the fourth Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1618–1626). ''(in Latin)''"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia"
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Biography

Juan de Rentería was born in

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. On 5 March 1618, he was appointed during the papacy of

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as Bishop of Nueva Segovia. He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death in 1626.

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