Martín de Córdoba Mendoza

Most Reverend; Martín de Córdoba Mendoza
	Bishop of Córdoba
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1578–1581
Predecessor	Bernardo de Fresneda
Successor	Antonio Rodríguez de Pazos y Figueroa
Previous posts	Bishop of Tortosa (1560–1574); Bishop of Plasencia (1574–1578)
Personal details
Born	3 November 1512; Córdoba, Spain
Died	5 June 1581 (age 68); Córdoba, Spain

Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, O.P. (1512–1581) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1578–1581), Bishop of Plasencia (1574–1578), and Bishop of Tortosa (1560–1574).^[1]

Biography

Martín de Córdoba Mendoza was born in Córdoba, Spain on 3 November 1512 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.^[2] On 17 July 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Tortosa.^[2] On 4 June 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Plasencia.^[2] On 13 June 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Córdoba.^[2] He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death on 5 June 1581.^[2] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Lorenzo Figueroa Córdoba, Bishop of Sigüenza (1579); and Jerónimo Manrique de Lara, Bishop of Salamanca (1579).^[2]

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