Nicolás de Ramos y Santos

Most Reverend
Nicolás de Ramos y Santos
Archbishop of Santo Domingo
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
In office 1592–1599
Predecessor Alfonso López de Avila
Successor Agustín Dávila Padilla
Personal details
Born 1531
Villasabariego, Spain
Died December 1, 1599
Santo Domingo
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Puerto Rico (1588–1592)

Nicolás de Ramos y Santos (1531 – December 1, 1599) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1592–1599) and the third Bishop of Puerto Rico (1588–1592).[1][2]

Biography

Nicolás de Ramos y Santos was born in Villasabariego, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On February 12, 1588, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Puerto Rico.[2] On July 13, 1592, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Santo Domingo where served until his death on December 1, 1599.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 278 and 187. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Archbishop Nicolás de Ramos y Santos, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Religious titles
Preceded by
Diego de Salamanca		 Bishop of Puerto Rico
1588–1592		 Succeeded by
Antonio Calderón de León
Preceded by
Alfonso López de Avila		 Archbishop of Santo Domingo
1592–1599		 Succeeded by
Agustín Dávila Padilla


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