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Biography

Juan de la Calle y Heredia was born in

Granada, Spain Granada (,, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the c ...

in 1612 and ordained a friar in the Order of Our Lady of Mercy. On 5 Sep 1661, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Alexander VII Pope Alexander VII ( it, Alessandro VII; 13 February 159922 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death in May 1667. He began his career as a vice- papal legate, an ...

as Bishop of Trujillo. On 22 Oct 1662, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco,

Archbishop of Lima The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima ( la, Archidioecesis Limana) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru which enjoys full communion with the Holy See. The Archdiocese was founded as the Diocese of Lima on 14 May 1541. The diocese was r ...

. On 1 Oct 1674, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Clement X Pope Clement X ( la, Clemens X; it, Clemente X; 13 July 1590 – 22 July 1676), born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 April 1670 to his death in July 1676. Elected pope at ag ...

as Bishop of Arequipa. He served as Bishop of Arequipa until his death on 15 Feb 1676.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Peru Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VII Bishops appointed by Pope Clement X 1612 births 1676 deaths People from Granada Mercedarian bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Arequipa Roman Catholic bishops of Trujillo {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub