Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo

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Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo, O.F.M. (1575 – 5 July 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1630–1631).[1][2]

Biography

Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo was born in Madrid, Spain in 1575 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[3] On 12 August 1630, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1][3] On 16 September 1630, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Guzman, Archbishop of Tarragona with Francisco Olivares Maldonado, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, and Cristóforo Chrisostome Carletti, Bishop of Termia, serving as co-consecrators.[3] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death on 5 July 1631.[1][3]

  • 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 byBenito Rodríguez ValtodanoBishop of Nicaragua 1630–1631Succeeded byJuan Barahona Zapata del Águila

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 258. (in Latin)
  2. 2.Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. EUNED. ISBN 9789977640792.
  3. 3.[3.2][3.3][3.4]Cheney, David M. "Bishop Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]