Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de las Cabezas and the second or maternal family name is Altamirano.

Most Reverend Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano
Bishop of Arequipa
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Arequipa
In office	1615
Predecessor	Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez
Successor	Pedro de Perea
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1602–1610) Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1610–1615)
Personal details
Born	Zamora, Spain
Died	19 December 1615 (age 50) Arequipa, Peru

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).

Biography

Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano was born in Zamora, Spain in 1565. On 15 April 1602, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba. On 19 July 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala. On 16 September 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 December 1615. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Alfonso del Galdo, Bishop of Comayagua (1613).

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Guatemala". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Arequipa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}