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Francisco Ortega (bishop)

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Most Reverend
Francisco Ortega
Bishop of Nueva Caceres
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Nueva Caceres
In office 1599–1602
Predecessor Luis Maldonado (bishop)
Successor Baltazar de Cobarrubias y Múñoz
Orders
Consecration 1600
Personal details
Died 1602
Nueva Caceres

Francisco Ortega (died 1602) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1599–1602).[1][2]

Biography

Francisco Ortega was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 13 September 1599, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nueva Caceres.[1][2] In 1600, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of Nueva Caceres until his death in 1602.[1][2]

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