Martín García Ceniceros (also Martín García Gómez de Ceniceros)(died Oct 1632) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Inquisitor of Canarias, Valencia, Cartagena, and Valladolid. He was appointed and briefly served as Bishop Elect of Almería (1632) but died before his consecration.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Martín García Ceniceros was born in Tenillono, Spain.[4] He was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Calahorra and obtained a license in Theology and a doctorate in Canon Law.[4] After his schooling, he was successively appointed the Inquisitor of the Diocese of Canarias, the Archdiocese of Valencia, the Diocese of Cartagena, and then the Diocese of Valladolid.[4] After the death of Bishop Antonio Viedma Chaves, he was selected on 1 March 1632 by the King of Spain, Felipe IV and confirmed on 2 August 1632 by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Almería.[4] Although he assumed the office and duties as Bishop, he died 2 months later in October 1632 and was never consecrated.[1][2]
References
- 1.[1.2]Catholic Hierarchy: "Father Martín García Ceniceros" retrieved January 15, 2016
- 2.[2.2]GCatholic.org: "Diocese of Almería" retrieved January 14, 2015
- 3.Dioceses de Almeria website: "TABLA DE LOS OBISPOS DE LA DIÓCESIS URCITANA-ALMERIENSE" Archived 2017-08-11 at the Wayback Machine retrieved January 15, 2015
- 4.[4.2][4.3][4.4][4.5]Deputacion de Almería: "Don Martín García Gómez de Ceniceros" Archived 2016-04-05 at the Wayback Machine retrieved January 15, 2016