Michael Fitzwalter
Most Reverend Michael Fitzwalter | |
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Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe |
In office | 1591–1601 |
Personal details | |
Born | Ireland |
Died |
1601 Alcala del Rio |
Nationality | Spanish |
Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1596-1601) |
Michael Fitzwalter (also Miguel Gualtero)(died 1601)[1] was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1596–1601).[2][3][4][5][6] He was also named Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe (1591-1601) but never assumed the bishophric.[1]
Biography
Michael Fitzwalter was born in Ireland and attended the English College of St Gregory in Seville, Spain.[1] On 9 August 1591, Michael Fitzwalter was appointed by Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe[2][3] and consecrated in Venice on 15 August 1591.[1] Although appointed Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe, he never returned to Ireland and the diocese was administered by Vicars Apostolic in his absence.[1] In 1596, he was appointed by Pope Clement VIII as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville where he served until his death at Alcala del Rio, Spain in 1601.[1]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Antonio de Raya Navarrete, Bishop of Cuzco (1594).[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 García Hernán, Enrique. Irlanda y la Monarquía Hispánica: Kinsale 1601-2001: Guerra, Politica, Exilio y religion. p. 488. ISBN 9788400080679.
- 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 119. (in Latin)
- 1 2 3 "Bishop Michael Fitzwalter" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016
- ↑ "Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016
- ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla " GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016
- ↑ GCatholic.org: "Diocese of Kerry" retrieved January 14, 2016