Mendo de Benavides
Most Reverend Mendo de Benavides | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Cartagena | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cartagena |
| In office | 1640–1644 |
| Predecessor | Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola |
| Successor | Juan Vélez de Valdivielso |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1 January 1634 by Juan Arauz Díaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1569 |
| Died | 17 October 1644 (age 75) Cartagena, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Segovia (1533–1540) |
Mendo de Benavides (1569 – 17 October 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cartagena (1640–1644) and Bishop of Segovia (1533–1540).[1]
Biography[edit]
Mendo de Benavides born in Santisteban del Puerto, Spain.[1] On 18 July 1633, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Segovia.[1] On 1 January 1634, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Arauz Díaz, Bishop of Guadix with Luis Camargo Pacheco, Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla, and Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando, Bishop of Chiapas, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 19 November 1640, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cartagena.[1] He served as Bishop of Cartagena until his death on 17 October 1644.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Mendo de Benavides" retrieved January 14, 2016[self-published source]
External links and additional sources[edit]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Segovia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Segovia (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Cartagena". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Cartagena". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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