Juan de Guevara

Juan de Guevara or Giovanni Guevara (died August 1641) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Teano (1627–1641).^[1]

Ordination history of Juan de Guevara
History Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Luigi Caetani Co-consecrators Antonio Santacroce [it] and Pietro Francesco Montorio Date 11 April 1627

Painted portrait of Giovanni Guevara (Juan de Guevara) at the Generalate of the Order of Clerics Regular Minor (CRM) in Rome, Italy, during his term as General Superior of the Order in 1619-1627.

Biography

Juan de Guevara was a professed religious of the Order of Clerics Regular Minor who was elected Superior General of the Order from 1619 to 1627.

On 22 March 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Teano.^[1][2] On 11 April 1627, he was consecrated bishop by Luigi Caetani, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana, with Antonio Santacroce, Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria, and Pietro Francesco Montorio, Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Teano until his death on August 1641.^[1][2]