Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Medina Rincón and the second or maternal family name is de la Vega.

Most Reverend Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega
Bishop of Michoacán
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1574–1588
Predecessor	Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina
Successor	Alfonso Guerra
Orders
Consecration	5 December 1574 by Pedro de Moya y Contreras
Personal details
Born	27 December 1520 Medina del Campo, Spain
Died	30 June 1588 (age 67) Michoacán
Nationality	Spanish

Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega, O.S.A. (27 December 1520 – 30 June 1588) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1574–1588).[1][2]

Biography

Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega was born on 27 December 1520 in Medina del Campo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 18 June 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Michoacán.[2] On 5 December 1574, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro de Moya y Contreras, Archbishop of México, with Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, Bishop of Tlaxcala, serving as co-consecrator.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alfonso Graniero Avalos, Bishop of La Plata o Charcas (1579).[2] In 1585, he attended the Third Mexican Provincial Council.[3]

He served as Bishop of Michoacán until his death on 30 June 1588.[2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 239. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016
3. Poole, Stafford (1963). "The Church and the Repartimientos in the Light of the Third Mexican Council, 1585". The Americas. 20 (1): 3–36. doi:10.2307/979670. ISSN 0003-1615. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

External links and additional sources

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

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina	Bishop of Michoacán 1574–1588	Succeeded by Alfonso Guerra (bishop)