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José de Jesús María Fajardo

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Most Reverend
Jesús María Fajardo
Bishop of Alghero
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Alghero
In office 1693–1694
Predecessor Jerónimo Velasco y Mendoza
Successor Tommaso Carnicer
Orders
Consecration 19 Jul 1693
by Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero-Bocanegra y Moscoso-Osorio
Personal details
Born 18 March 1643
Madrid, Spain
Died 13 April 1694 (aged 51)
Alghero, Italy

José de Jesús María Fajardo, O.A.D. (1643–1694) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Alghero (1693–1694).[1][2]

Biography

Jesús María Fajardo was born in Madrid, Spain on 18 Mar 1643 and ordained a priest in the Ordo Augustiniensium Discalceatorum.[2] On 18 May 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Alghero.[1][2] On 19 Jul 1693, he was consecrated bishop by Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero-Bocanegra y Moscoso-Osorio, Archbishop of Toledo, with Francisco Zapata Vera y Morales, Titular Bishop of Dara, and Luis de Lemos y Usategui, Bishop Emeritus of Concepción, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Alghero until his death on 13 Apr 1694.[2]

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