Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Solis and the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.

Most Reverend Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza
Bishop of Puerto Rico
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Puerto Rico
In office	1635–1641
Predecessor	Juan López de Agurto de la Mata
Successor	Damián Lopez de Haro y Villarda
Orders
Consecration	August 1637 by Facundo de la Torre
Personal details
Born	June 13, 1574 Salamanca, Spain
Died	April 19, 1641 (age 66) Santo Domingo
Nationality	Spanish

Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza (June 13, 1574 – April 19, 1641) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Puerto Rico (1635–1641).[1][2]

Biography

Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza was born in Salamanca, Spain on June 13, 1574, and ordained a priest in the Order of Carmelites.[1][2] On January 11, 1635, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed on September 1, 1636, by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Puerto Rico.[1][2] In August 1637, he was consecrated bishop by Facundo de la Torre, Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[2] He served as Bishop of Puerto Rico until his death on April 19, 1641.[1][2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 286. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza, O. Carm". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved December 9, 2015. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Religious titles
Preceded by Juan López de Agurto de la Mata	Bishop of Puerto Rico 1635–1641	Succeeded by Damián Lopez de Haro y Villarda