Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz
Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún (18 January 1637, Palencia – 1 February 1699, Puebla) was a notable religious writer and Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1676–1699) and Bishop of Guadalajara (1674–1676).[1] As well as founding charitable institutions in his diocese, he published Sor Juana's Carta atenagórica (crititquing a sermon by António Vieira)[2] - as well as publishing this without her permission (albeit under a pseudonym), he told her to focus on religious instead of secular studies.[3]
Biography
Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún was born on January 18, 1637 in Palencia, Spain and ordained a priest in 1661.[1] On February 19, 1674, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement X as Bishop of Guadalajara.[1] He was consecrated bishop by Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara, Archbishop of México, with Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño, Bishop of Durango as co-consecrator.[1] He was installed on September 29, 1675.[1] On March 31, 1676, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on October 19, 1676 by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Tlaxcala.[1] He was installed on August 9, 1677.[1] He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on February 1, 1699.[1]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he served as the Principal Consecrator of:[1]
- Juan de Santiago y León Garabito, Bishop of Guadalajara (1678);
- Francisco de Aguiar y Seijas y Ulloa, Bishop of Michoacán (1678);
- Juan Antonio García de Palacios, Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1678);
- Nicolás Ortiz del Puerto y Colmenares Salgado, Bishop of Antequera (1680);
- Ginés Barrientos, Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (1681);
- Francisco Núñez de la Vega, Bishop of Chiapas (1684);
- Felipe Galindo Chávez y Pineda, Bishop of Guadalajara (1695);
- Diego Camacho y Ávila, Archbishop of Manila (1696); and
- Antonio de Arriaga y Agüero, Bishop of Yucatán (1698).
References
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Guadalajara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guadalajara". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
- http://www.upo.es/depa/webdhuma/areas/arte/actas/3cibi/documentos/006f.pdf
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Preceded by Francisco Verdín y Molina |
Bishop of Guadalajara 1674–1676 |
Succeeded by Juan de Santiago y León Garabito |
Preceded by Juan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo |
Bishop of Tlaxcala 1676–1699 |
Succeeded by Ignacio de Urbina |