Francisco de Ribera
| Francisco de Ribera OFM | |
|---|---|
| Diocese | Leighlin |
| See | St Laserian's Cathedral (held by Church of Ireland) |
| Appointed | 14 September 1587 |
| Predecessor | Thomas O'Fihelly |
| Successor | Luke Archer |
| Opposed to | Richard Meredith |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 10 September 1604 Antwerp, Duchy of Brabant, Habsburg Netherlands |
| Residence | Irish College, Antwerp |
Francisco de Ribera was a Spanish Franciscan priest from Toledo, a Doctor of Theology, whom Pope Sixtus V appointed as bishop of Leighlin, Ireland, on 14 September 1587.[1] Leighlin being under English control at this time, Ribera resided in the Irish College in Antwerp, where he built an infirmary.[1] He died in Antwerp on 10 September 1604.[2]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 M. Comerford, Collections Relating to the Dioceses of Kildare and Leighlin (Dublin, James Duffy & sons, [1883]), pp. 59-60.
- Back to citation E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter, I. Roy (eds.), Handbook of British Chronology, third edition (Cambridge University Press, 2003), p. 437.