Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada was born in
Córdoba, Spain. On 7 July 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XIII as
Bishop of Ourense. On 25 January 1579, he was consecrated bishop by
Francisco Blanco Salcedo,
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, with
Fernando Vellosillo Barrio,
Bishop of Lugo, and
Diego Torquemada,
Bishop of Tui, serving as co-consecrators. On 27 July 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Sixtus V as
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela. He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 20 April 1602. ==Episcopal succession==