Juan de Ortega (bishop of Chiapas)

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Juan de Ortega, O.S.H. (c. 1495 – August 1557)^[1] was a Roman Catholic prelate who was appointed the first Bishop of Chiapas (1539–1540).^[2]

Juan de Ortega was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome.^[3] On 30 Mar 1539, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Chiapas.^[3]

He has been proposed as the author of Lazarillo de Tormes.^[1]

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 2, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 2, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

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