Tomás Manso

Most Reverend
Tomás Manso
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Nicaragua
In office 1658–1659
Predecessor Alonso de Briceño
Successor Juan de la Torre y Castro
Personal details
Born Avarca, Spain
Died 1659
León, Nicaragua

Tomás Manso (died 1659) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1658–1659).[1][2]

Biography

Tomás Manso was born in Avarca, Spain and professed as a member of the Order of Friars Minor on 12 July 1624.[3] On 14 December 1656, he was selected by the king of Spain and confirmed on 29 April 1658 by Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death in 1659.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 258. (in Latin)
  2. ↑ Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
  3. 1 2 3 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Tomás Manso, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of León (Nicaragua)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Alonso de Briceño		 Bishop of Nicaragua
1658–1659		 Succeeded by
Juan de la Torre y Castro
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