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Juan de Ortega (bishop of Chiapas)

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Catholic bishop (died 1557)
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Most Reverend
Juan de Ortega
Bishop-Elect of Chiapas
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Chiapas
In office1539–1540
SuccessorJuan de Arteaga y Avendaño
Personal details
Died1557

Juan de Ortega, O.S.H. (c. 1495 – August 1557) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was appointed the first Bishop of Chiapas (1539–1540).

Juan de Ortega was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome. On 30 Mar 1539, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Chiapas.

He has been proposed as the author of Lazarillo de Tormes.

References

  1. ^ Ignacio de Madrid, "Juan de Ortega", Diccionario Biográfico Español (2018).
  2. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 165. (in Latin)
  3. ^ Cheney, David M. "Father Juan de Urteaga, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 1, 2019.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded byNone Bishop-Elect of Chiapas
1539–1540 		Succeeded byJuan de Arteaga y Avendaño
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