Juan García Ruiz

Most Reverend Juan García Ruiz
Bishop of Nueva Segovia
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nueva Segovia
In office	1784–1796
Predecessor	Miguel García San Esteban
Successor	Agustín Pedro Blaquier
Orders
Consecration	12 March 1786 by Juan Antonio Gallego y Orbigo
Personal details
Born	6 June 1728 Madridejos, Cebu
Died	2 May 1796 (age 67) Nueva Segovia, Philippines

Juan García Ruiz, O.A.D. (6 June 1728 – 2 May 1796) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia from 1784 to 1796.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Biography

Juan García Ruiz was born in Madridejos, Cebu on 6 June 1728.^[2] On 25 June 1784, he was appointed as Bishop of Nueva Segovia during the papacy of Pope Pius VI.^[1]^[2] On 12 March 1786, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Antonio Gallego y Orbigo, Bishop of Nueva Caceres.^[2] He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death on 2 May 1796.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1958). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol VI. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 314. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bishop Juan García Ruiz, O.A.D." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 2, 2017
^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
^ "Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 7, 2017