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Francisco Pizaro de Orellana

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Most Reverend
Francisco Pizaro de Orellana
Bishop of Nueva Segovia
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Nueva Segovia
In office 1680–1683
Predecessor José Millán de Poblete
Successor Diego de Gorospe e Irala
Orders
Consecration 1681
Personal details
Born 1630
Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died 2 September 1683 (age 53)
Vigan, Captaincy General of the Philippines

Francisco Pizaro de Orellana (1630–1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1680–1683).[1]

Biography

Francisco Pizaro de Orellana was born in Manila, Spanish East Indies (now in the Philippines), in 1630[2] and served as Archdeacon of Manila and commissary of the Holy Crusade.[3] On 22 February 1680, he was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Nueva Segovia and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI on 27 May 1680[4][2] in Vigan.[3] In 1681, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death on 2 September 1683.[2] His death caused a long vacancy of the bishopric in the diocese with his successor not appointed until 1699 and not arriving until 1704.[3]

References

  1. Back to citation Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Padua: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 292–293. (in Latin); "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016; "Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 7, 2017
  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 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco Pizaro de Orellana". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Back to citation occurrence 3.2 Blair, Emma Helen (March 24, 2011). The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Relating to China and the Chinese, Volume 21. pp. 201 and 236–237.
  4. Back to citation Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Padua: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 292–293. (in Latin)