Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz

Most Reverend
Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Santiago de Cuba
In office 1649–1653
Predecessor Martín de Zelaya y Oláriz
Successor Juan de Montiel
Orders
Consecration 19 February 1651
by Miguel de Poblete Casasola
Personal details
Born 1589
México
Died 4 July 1653
Santiago, Cuba

Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz (1589 – 4 July 1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1649–1653).[1]

Biography

Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz was born in México in 1589.[2] On 13 September 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[1][2] On 19 February 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Miguel de Poblete Casasola, Archbishop of Manila, assisted by Father Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin.[2] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death on 4 July 1653.[2] While a priest, he assisted in the consecration of Diego de Guevara y Estrada, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1642).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 206. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Martín de Zelaya y Oláriz		 Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
1649–1653		 Succeeded by
Juan de Montiel
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