Luis de Cañizares

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Luis de Cañizares, O.M. (1580 – 4 July 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Comayagua (1629–1645) and Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1624–1628).[1][2]

Biography

Luis de Cañizares was born in Madrid, Spain in 1580 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Minims on 20 January 1599.[3][4] On 1 July 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nueva Caceres.[1][3] In 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Pérez de la Serna, Archbishop of México.[3] On 19 June 1628, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Coadjutator Bishop of Comayagua and succeeded to the bishopric in 1629.[2][3] He served as Bishop of Comayagua until his death on 4 July 1645 .[3] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Fernando Núñez Sagredo, Bishop of Nicaragua (1633).[3]

  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Caceres (Nueva Caceres)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caceres (Philippines)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Comayagua (Honduras)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byDiego GuevaraBishop of Nueva Caceres 1624–1628Succeeded byFrancisco de Zamudio y Avendaño
Preceded byAlfonso del GaldoBishop of Comayagua 1629–1645Succeeded byJuan Merlo de la Fuente

References

  1. 1.[1.2]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 125. (in Latin)
  2. 2.[2.2]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 157. (in Latin)
  3. 3.[3.2][3.3][3.4][3.5][3.6]Cheney, David M. "Bishop Luis de Cañizares, O.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. 4.Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Luis de Cañizares, O.F.M." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]