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Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina

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Most Reverend
Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina
Bishop of Tlaxcala
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Tlaxcala
In office 1572–1576
Predecessor Fernando de Villagómez
Successor Diego de Romano y Govea
Personal details
Born Córdoba, Spain
Died 17 July 1576
Puebla, Mexico

Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S. (died 1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1572–1576) and Bishop of Michoacán (1566–1572).[1][2]

Biography

Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina was born in Córdoba, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Santiago.[2] On 15 May 1566, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Michoacán.[2] On 10 December 1572, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Tlaxcala and installed on 8 October 1573.[2] He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on 17 July 1576.[2] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro de Moya y Contreras, Archbishop of México (1573); and the principal co-consecrator of Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega, Bishop of Michoacán (1574).[2]

References

  1. Back to citation Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 239 and 341. (in Latin)
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Back to citation occurrence 2.3 Back to citation occurrence 2.4 Back to citation occurrence 2.5 "Bishop Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016
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