Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa
Roman Catholic prelate
Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa (1540 – 22 May 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1603–1614), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Badajoz (1611–1615), and Archbishop of Salerno (1606–1611).
Biography
Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa was born in Valencia del Ventoso, Spain.
On 4 December 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Salerno. On 8 December 1606, he was consecrated bishop by Ottaviano Paravicini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Alessio. On 28 November 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Badajoz. On 12 January 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela. He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 22 May 1622.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Principal Consecrator of Jerónimo Ruiz Camargo, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1614), and Francisco González Zárate (de Gamarra), Bishop of Cartagena (1616).
References
External links and additional sources
Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
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