García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga

Most Reverend
García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga
Archbishop of Mexico
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Archdiocese of Mexico
In office 1600–1606
Predecessor Alfonso Fernández de Bonilla
Successor Francisco García Guerra
Orders
Ordination by Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas
Consecration On August 15, 1601
Personal details
Died 1606

García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga (died 1606) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Mexico (1600–1606).[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome.[3] On December 6, 1600, he was appointed by Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Mexico.[3] On August 15, 1601, he was consecrated bishop by Cardinal Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas, Archbishop of Toledo.[3] He served as Archbishop of Mexico until his death in 1606.[3] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Diego Vázquez de Mercado, Bishop of Yucatán (1604).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 243. (in Latin)
  2. ↑ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 240. (in Latin)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga, O.S.H." retrieved November 13, 2015
  4. ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mexico" retrieved December 31, 2015
  5. ↑ Arquidiocesis de Mexico website: "Arzobishops" retrieved January 3, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Alfonso Fernández de Bonilla		 Archbishop of Mexico
1600–1606		 Succeeded by
Francisco García Guerra
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