Most Reverend Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano |
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Bishop of Arequipa | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Arequipa |
In office | 1615 |
Predecessor | Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez |
Successor | Pedro de Perea |
Personal details | |
Born | Zamora, Spain |
Died | 19 Dec 1615 (age 50) Arequipa, Peru |
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Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano (1565 – 19 December, 1615) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Arequipa (1615), Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1610-1615), and Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1602-1610).
Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano was born in Zamora, Spain in 1565. On 15 Apr 1602, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba. On 19 Jul 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala. On 16 Sep 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Arequipa. He served as Bishop of Arequipa until his death on 19 Dec 1615. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Alfonso del Galdo, Bishop of Comayagua (1613).