Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor, O.P. (1600 – 18 May 1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Yucatán (1659–1676).[1]
Biography
Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor was born in Seville, Spain in 1600 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1] On 22 September 1659, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Yucatán.[1] On 25 July 1660, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas, Bishop of Tlaxcala.[1] He served as Bishop of Yucatán until his death on 18 May 1676.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1673).[1]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Yucatán". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byLorenzo Horta Rodríguez | Bishop of Yucatán 1659–1676 | Succeeded byJuan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza |
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4][1.5][1.6]"Bishop Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 25, 2016