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García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga

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Most Reverend
García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga
Archbishop of Mexico
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Archdiocese of Mexico
In office 1600–1606
Predecessor Alfonso Fernández de Bonilla
Successor Francisco García Guerra
Orders
Ordination by Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas
Consecration On August 15, 1601
Personal details
Died 1606

García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga (died 1606) was a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Mexico (1600–1606).[1]

Biography

García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome.[2] On December 6, 1600, he was appointed by Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Mexico.[2] On August 15, 1601, he was consecrated bishop by Cardinal Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas, Archbishop of Toledo.[2] He served as Archbishop of Mexico until his death in 1606.[2] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Diego Vázquez de Mercado, Bishop of Yucatán (1604).[2]

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