Juan López de Zárate

Juan López de Zárate (June 24, 1490 – September 10, 1555) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1535–1555).

Biography
Juan López de Zárate was born in Oviedo, Spain. On June 21, 1535, he was appointed by Pope Paul III as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca. On April 8, 1537, he was consecrated bishop by Don Juan de Zumárraga, Archbishop of Mexico.

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, Bishop of Tlaxcala (1549) and the principal co-consecrator of Francisco Marroquín Hurtado, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1537)

Zárate died on September 10, 1555, while in attendance at the First Mexican Provincial Council.

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