Faustino Casas Hernández

Most Reverend
Faustino Casas Hernández
Bishop of Paraguay
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Asunción
In office 1674–1686
Predecessor Ferdinandus de Valcácer
Successor Sebastián de Pastrana
Orders
Consecration 1675
Personal details
Born 1604
Casarrubuelos, Spain
Died 2 August 1686 (age 82)

Faustino Casas Hernández, O. de M. (1604–1686) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Paraguay (1674–1686).[1]

Biography

Faustino Casas Hernández was born in Casarrubuelos, Spain in 1604 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy.[2] On 7 December 1674, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Paraguay.[1][2] In 1675, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of Paraguay until his death on 2 August 1686.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 102. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Faustino Casas Hernández, O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Asunción". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción (Paraguay)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Ferdinandus de Valcácer		 Bishop of Paraguay
1674–1686		 Succeeded by
Sebastián de Pastrana


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