Luis de Cañizares

Most Reverend
Luis de Cañizares
Bishop of Comayagua
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Comayagua
In office 1629–1645
Predecessor Alfonso del Galdo
Successor Juan Merlo de la Fuente
Orders
Ordination 20 January 1599
Consecration 1624
by Juan Pérez de la Serna
Personal details
Born 1580
Madrid, Spain
Died 4 July 1645 (age 65)
Comayagua, Honduras
Nationality Spanish
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Luis de Cañizares, O.M. (1580 – 4 July 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Comayagua (1629–1645) and Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1624–1628).[1]

Biography

Luis de Cañizares was born in Madrid, Spain in 1580 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Minims on 20 January 1599.[2][3] On 1 July 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nueva Caceres.[1][2] In 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Pérez de la Serna, Archbishop of México.[2] On 19 June 1628, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Coadjutator Bishop of Comayagua and succeeded to the bishopric in 1629.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Comayagua until his death on 4 July 1645 .[2] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Fernando Núñez Sagredo, Bishop of Nicaragua (1633).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 125 and 157. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Luis de Cañizares, O.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Luis de Cañizares, O.F.M." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Caceres (Nueva Caceres)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caceres (Philippines)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Comayagua (Honduras)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Diego Guevara		 Bishop of Nueva Caceres
1624–1628		 Succeeded by
Francisco de Zamudio y Avendaño
Preceded by
Alfonso del Galdo		 Bishop of Comayagua
1629–1645		 Succeeded by
Juan Merlo de la Fuente
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