José Gregorio Castro
José Gregorio Castro Miranda, O.F.M. (born Facundo Castro Miranda, Cuzco, November 28, 1859 — Lima, January 30, 1924), was a Roman Catholic prelate who was Bishop of Cuzco from 1910 to 1917. He mainly worked to integrate the local indigenous population to the church's teachings by translating prayers and church music to Quechua.
Most Reverend José Gregorio Castro O.F.M. | |
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| Bishop of Cuzco | |
Portrait in the Cathedral of Cuzco | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Cuzco |
| Installed | March 21, 1910 |
| Term ended | November 13, 1917 |
| Predecessor | Juan Antonio Falcón |
| Successor | Pedro Pascual Farfán |
| Other post(s) | Titular bishop of Klazomenai; Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (1917–1924) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 23, 1900 by Juan Antonio Falcón |
| Consecration | Order of Friars Minor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Facundo Castro Miranda November 28, 1859 Cuzco, Peru |
| Died | January 30, 1924 (aged 64) Lima, Peru |
| Buried | Convent of San Francisco |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Alma mater | Saint Anthony the Abbot Seminary National School of Sciences and Arts of Cuzco |
| Coat of arms | |
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