Francisco de Ovanda

Most Reverend
Francisco de Ovanda
Bishop-Elect of Trujillo
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Trujillo
In office 1577
Predecessor Alonso Guzmán y Talavera
Successor Jeronimo de Carcamo

Francisco de Ovanda, O.F.M. or Franciscus de Ovanda was a Roman Catholic prelate who was appointed Bishop of Trujillo (1577).[1][2]

Biography

Francisco de Ovanda was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 15 Apr 1577, after the sudden resignation of his predecessor, Alonso Guzmán y Talavera, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Trujillo.[2] He was never consecrated bishop.[2]

References

  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 320. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Father Francisco de Ovanda, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 2, 2016
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Trujillo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo (Peru)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Alonso Guzmán y Talavera
Bishop-Elect of Trujillo
1577
Succeeded by
Jeronimo de Carcamo
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