Juan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo

Most Reverend Juan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo
Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Santiago de Guatemala
In office	1668-1675
Predecessor	Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara
Successor	Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño
Orders
Consecration	24 Aug 1662 by Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas
Personal details
Born	24 Jan 1611 México
Died	13 Feb 1675 (age 64) Guatemala
Nationality	Mexican
Previous post	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1661-1668)

Juan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo (24 Jan 1611 - 13 Feb 1675) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1668-1675) and Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1661-1668). He was also selected and confirmed as Bishop of Tlaxcala in 1675 after his death.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Biography

Juan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo was born in México on 24 Jan 1611.^[1] On 5 Sep 1661, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.^[1] On 24 Aug 1662, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas, Bishop of Tlaxcala.^[1] On 27 Feb 1668, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala and installed on 13 Jun 1668.^[1] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala until his death on 13 Feb 1675.^[1] As notification of his death had not yet reached Rome and Spain, on 14 Apr 1675, he was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Tlaxcala and on 17 Jun 1675, he was confirmed by Pope Clement X.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Alfonso Bravo de Laguna, Bishop of Nicaragua (1671).^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Juan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Archdiocese of Guatemala" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 19, 2016
5. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 19, 2016
6. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
7. "Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016