Juan Castro (bishop)

Juan Castro OSA (25 January 1547 – 1 August 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1608–1609).

The Most Reverend Juan Castro OSA
Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Santafé en Nueva Granada
In office	1608–1609
Predecessor	Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero
Successor	Pedro Ordóñez y Flórez
Personal details
Born	25 January 1547 Toledo, Spain
Died	1 August 1611 (aged 64) Bogotá
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Luis Zapata de Cárdenas was born in Toledo, Spain on 25 Jan 1547 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. On 7 Jan 1608, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada. He served as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada until his resignation in Jun 1609. He died on 1 Aug 1611.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Bogotá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá (Colombia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}