Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega
Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega, O.S.A. (27 December 1520 – 30 June 1588) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1574–1588). Biography Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega was born on 27 December 1520 in Medina del Campo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. On 18 June 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Michoacán. On 5 December 1574, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro de Moya y Contreras, Archbishop of México, with Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, Bishop of Tlaxcala, serving as co-consecrator. He served as Bishop of Michoacán until his death on 30 June 1588. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alfonso Graniero Avalos, Bishop of La Plata o Charcas (1579). References External links and additional sources (for Chronology of Bishops) (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Mexico Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XIII 1520 births 1588 deaths People from the Province of Valladolid Augustinian bishops