Baltasar de Figueroa

Most Reverend
Baltasar de Figueroa
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Santiago de Cuba
In office 1683–1684
Predecessor Juan Antonio García de Palacios
Successor Diego Evelino Hurtado de Compostela
Personal details
Born 29 Dec 1634
Jaén, Spain
Died 8 Sep 1684 (age 49)
Santiago de Cuba

Baltasar de Figueroa, O. Cist. (1634–1684) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1683–1684).[1]

Biography

Baltasar de Figueroa was born in Jaén, Spain on 29 Dec 1634 and ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.[2] On 10 May 1683, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death on 8 Sep 1684.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 225. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Baltasar de Figueroa, O. Cist". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Juan Antonio García de Palacios
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
1683–1684
Succeeded by
Diego Evelino Hurtado de Compostela
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