Francisco Suárez de Villegas
| Most Reverend Francisco Suárez de Villegas | |
|---|---|
| Titular Bishop of Memphis | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1649–1664 |
| Predecessor | Jacobus Wemmers |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 24 November 1611 |
| Consecration | 21 December 1649 by Giulio Roma |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 17 April 1664 |
Francisco Suárez de Villegas, O. Carm. (died 1664) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Memphis (1649–1664).[1]
Biography
Francisco Suárez de Villegas was born in Lisbon, Portugal and ordained a priest in the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel on 24 November 1611.[2] On 9 December 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Vicar Apostolic and Titular Bishop of Memphis.[1][2] On 21 December 1649, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Roma, Bishop of Tivoli, with Onorato Onorati, Bishop of Urbania e Sant'Angelo in Vado, and Francesco Visconti, Bishop of Cremona, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Vicar Apostolic and Titular Bishop of Memphis until his death on 17 April 1664.[1][2]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Flaminio Marcellino, Bishop of Cesena (1655);
- Francesco de Estrada, Archbishop of Brindisi (1659);
- Attilio Pietrasanta, Bishop of Vigevano (1659); and
- Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas, Bishop of Ugento (1659).
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Memphis (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Memphis (Egypt)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 239. (in Latin)
- 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 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco Suárez de Villegas, O. Carm". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]