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Luis de Morales (bishop)

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Most Reverend
Luis de Morales
Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo
Titular Bishop of Troas
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Toledo
In office 1661–1679
Personal details
Born 1618
Belmonte, Spain
Died 1679 (age 61)
Toledo, Spain

Luis de Morales (1618–1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1661–1679).[1]

De Morales was born in Belmonte, Spain, in 1618 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 5 September 1661, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as the Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo and the Titular Bishop of Troas.[2] He served as the Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo until his death in 1679.[2] He was 61 years old.

Episcopal succession

Episcopal succession of Luis de Morales
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
Antonio del Buffalo, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1662);
Antonio Rodríguez Castañon, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1662);
Francisco de Seijas Losada, Bishop of Valladolid (1664);
Francisco Rodríguez Castañón, Bishop of Orense (1664);
Benito de Rivas, Bishop of Puerto Rico (1664);
Alfonso Vázquez de Toledo, Bishop of Cádiz (1664); and
Diego Ros de Medrano, Bishop of Orense (1673).

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