Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe

Most Reverend Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe
Bishop of Durango
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Durango
In office	1659–1671
Predecessor	Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin
Successor	Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño
Orders
Consecration	19 December 1660 by Mateo de Sagade de Bugueyro
Personal details
Born	1599 Tecamachalco, Mexico
Died	21 September 1671 (age 72) Durango, Mexico
Nationality	Mexican

Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe (1599 – 21 September 1671) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Durango (1659–1671).

Biography

Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe was born in Tecamachalco, Mexico in 1599.[1] On 17 November 1659, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Durango.[1] On 19 December 1660, he was consecrated bishop by Mateo de Sagade de Bugueyro, Archbishop of Mexico.[1] He served as Bishop of Durango until his death on 21 September 1671.[1]

See also

• Catholic Church in Mexico

References

1. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Durango". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Durango (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin	Bishop of Durango 1659–1671	Succeeded by Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño