Melchor Maldonado y Saavedra

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Melchor Maldonado y Saavedra, O.S.A. (1588–1662) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1635–1662).[1][2][3]

Biography

Melchor Maldonado y Saavedra was born in Río de la Hacha in 1588 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[4] On 20 September 1631, he was selected as Bishop of Córdoba and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 8 March 1632.[1][4] In 1633, he was consecrated bishop by Hernando de Arias y Ugarte, Archbishop of Lima.[4] He was installed on 27 June 1635.[4] He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death on 11 February 1662.[4] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Bernardino de Cárdenas Ponce, Bishop of Paraguay (1641); and the principal co-consecrator of Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco, Bishop of Arequipa (1633).[4]

References

  1. 1.[1.2]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 348. (in Latin)
  2. 2."Diocese of Santiago del Estero" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2015
  3. 3."Archdiocese of Córdoba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. retrieved March 19, 2016
  4. 4.[4.2][4.3][4.4][4.5][4.6]Cheney, David M. "Bishop Melchor Maldonado y Saavedra, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]