Juan García Ruiz, OAR (6 June 1728 – 2 May 1796) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia from 1784 to 1796. (in Latin)"Bishop Juan García Ruiz, OAR" 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
Biography Juan García Ruiz was born in Madridejos, Plasencia, Spain on 6 June 1728. On 25 June 1784, he was appointed as Bishop of Nueva Segovia during the papacy of Pope Pius VI. On 12 March 1786, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Antonio Gallego y Orbigo, Bishop of Nueva Caceres. He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death on 2 May 1796.
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