Juan Suárez Carvajal

Juan Suárez Carvajal (1485 – October 6, 1584) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lugo (1539–1561).^[1]

Most Reverend Pablo de Torres
Bishop of Lugo
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Lugo
In office	1539–1561
Predecessor	Martín Tristán Calvete
Successor	Francisco Delgado López (bishop)
Personal details
Born	1485 Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Died	October 6, 1584 (age 99)
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Juan Suárez Carvajals was born in Talavera de la Reina, Spain, in 1485.^[2] On September 9, 1539, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul III as Bishop of Lugo.^[1][2] On March 10, 1561 he retired from his position as bishop^[1] and he died on October 6, 1584.^[2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Bernardino de Carmona, Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela (1553).^[2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 229. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Suárez Carvajal". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^{self-published}

External links and additional sources

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

Religious titles
Preceded by Martín Tristán Calvete	Bishop of Lugo 1539–1561	Succeeded by Francisco Delgado López (bishop)