Juan de Vaca
Most Reverend Juan de Vaca | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Panamá | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Panamá |
| In office | 1561–1565 |
| Predecessor | Pablo de Torres |
| Successor | Francisco de Abrego |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | February 8, 1562 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 1565 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Juan de Vaca (also Juan de Baca) (died 1565) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Panamá (1561–1565).[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Juan de Vaca was born in Valladolid, Spain[3] and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[4] On January 27, 1561, Pope Pius IV, appointed him Bishop of Panamá and he was consecrated bishop on February 8, 1562.[4] He served as Bishop of Panamá during the governorship of Luis de Guzman and successfully organized a counter-revolt against Rodrigo Méndez who seized the city during the governor's absence.[2] He was also credited by the townsfolk with miraculously halting an expansive fire in 1563 by leading a procession with the Blessed Sacrament directly to the heart of the fire which was then shortly thereafter extinguished.[2] He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death in 1565.[4] He was the co-consecrator of Francisco del Toral, Bishop of Yucatán.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 268. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | P. 18-19
- ^ Los Obispos Latinoamericanos - Defensa Del Indio Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine P. 27-30 | retrieved November 17, 2015
- ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan de Vaca (Baca), O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
[edit]- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Panamá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
