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Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando

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Most Reverend
Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando
O.F.M
Archbishop of Mexico
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Mexico
Predecessor Juan Alonso de Cuevas y Davalos
Successor Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara
Previous posts Bishop of Chiapas (1632–1639)
Bishop of Michoacán (1639–1666)
Orders
Consecration June 6, 1633
by Juan Guzmán
Personal details
Born April 24, 1592
Madrid, Spain
Died May 14, 1667 (aged 75)
Mexico City

Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando O.F.M. (April 24, 1592 – May 14, 1667) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mexico (1666–1667), Bishop of Michoacán (1639–1666), and Bishop of Chiapas (1632–1639).[1]

Biography

Ovando was born in Madrid, Spain, and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On October 9, 1632, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on January 31, 1633 by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Chiapas.[2] On June 6, 1633, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Guzman, Archbishop of Zaragoza with Juan Bravo Lagunas, Bishop of Ugento, and Miguel Avellán, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, as co-consecrators.[2] On May 30, 1639, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Michoacán.[2] He was installed on March 17, 1640.[2] On December 15, 1666, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Mexico where he served until his death on May 14, 1667.[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, Ovando was the principal consecrator of:[2]

and principal co-consecrator of:[2]

References