Martín de Espinosa y Monzón

Most Reverend
Martín de Espinosa y Monzó
Bishop of Comayagua
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Comayagua
In office 1672–1676
Predecessor Juan Merlo de la Fuente
Successor Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca
Orders
Consecration 1673
by Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez
Personal details
Born 1614
Valladolid, México
Died 1676 (age 62)
Comayagua, Honduras
Nationality Mexican

Martín de Espinosa y Monzó (1614–1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Comayagua (1672–1676).[1]

Biography

Martín de Espinosa y Monzó was born in Valladolid, México in 1614.[2] On 12 September 1672, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Comayagua.[1][2] In 1673, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez, Bishop of Michoacán.[2] He served as Bishop of Comayagua until his death in 1676.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 157. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Martín de Espinosa y Monzó". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [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
Juan Merlo de la Fuente		 Bishop of Comayagua
1672–1676		 Succeeded by
Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca
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