Juan de Porras y Atienza

Most Reverend Juan de Porras y Atienza
Bishop of Coria
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Coria
In office	1684–1704
Predecessor	Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez
Successor	Miguel Pérez Lara
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Ceuta (1681–1684)
Orders
Ordination	1653
Consecration	1681 by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán
Personal details
Born	6 January 1627 Cabra, Spain
Died	28 July 1704 Coria, Cáceres, Spain

Juan de Porras y Atienza (6 January 1627 – 28 July 1704) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coria (1684–1704) and Bishop of Ceuta (1681–1684).[1]

Biography

Juan de Porras y Atienza was ordained a priest in 1653.[1] On 12 May 1681, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Ceuta.[1] In 1681, he was consecrated bishop by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán, Archbishop of Seville, with James Lynch, Archbishop of Tuam, and Bishop Antonio Ibarra, Bishop of Cádiz, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 24 April 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Coria.[1] He served as Bishop of Coria until his death on 28 July 1704.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Pedro de Lepe Orantes, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1686).[1]

References

1. " Bishop Juan de Porras y Atienza " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 31, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Coria-Cáceres". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Coria-Caceres (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Antonio Medina Cachón y Ponce de León	Bishop of Ceuta 1681–1684	Succeeded by Luis de Ayllón
Preceded by Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez	Bishop of Coria 1684–1704	Succeeded by Miguel Pérez Lara