Juan Suárez Carvajal (1485 – October 6, 1584) was a

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prelate who served as

Bishop of Lugo __NOTOC__ The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugo () is a Latin Church see of the Catholic Church within Galicia, in north-western Spain, and one of the four suffragans in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de C ...

(1539–1561). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Juan Suárez Carvajals was born in

Talavera de la Reina Talavera de la Reina () is a city and municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, part of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Its population of 83,303 makes it the second most populated municipalit ...

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, in 1485. On September 9, 1539, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by

Pope Paul III Pope Paul III (; ; born Alessandro Farnese; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death, in November 1549. He came to the papal throne in an era follo ...

. On March 10, 1561 he retired from his position as bishop and he died on October 6, 1584. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Bernardino de Carmona, Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela (1553).

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 1485 births 1584 deaths Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub