Most Reverend Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza | |
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Bishop of Puerto Rico | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Puerto Rico |
In office | 1635–1641 |
Predecessor | Juan López de Agurto de la Mata |
Successor | Damián Lopez de Haro y Villarda |
Orders | |
Consecration | August 1637 by Facundo de la Torre |
Personal details | |
Born | June 13, 1574 |
Died | April 19, 1641 (age 66) Santo Domingo |
Nationality | Spanish |
Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza (June 13, 1574 – April 19, 1641) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Puerto Rico (1635–1641).[1][2]
Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza was born in Salamanca, Spain on June 13, 1574, and ordained a priest in the Order of Carmelites.[1][2] On January 11, 1635, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed on September 1, 1636, by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Puerto Rico.[1][2] In August 1637, he was consecrated bishop by Facundo de la Torre, Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[2] He served as Bishop of Puerto Rico until his death on April 19, 1641.[1][2]