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Miguel Thomàs de Taxaquet

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Most Reverend
Miguel Thomàs de Taxaquet
Bishop of Lérida
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Lérida
In office 1577–1578
Predecessor Antonio Agustín
Successor Carlos Domenech
Orders
Consecration 24 Nov 1577
by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Born 1529
Lluchmayor, Spain
Died 9 Jul 1578 (age 49)
Lérida, Spain

Miguel Thomàs de Taxaquet (also Miguel Tomás de Taxaquet) (1529 – 9 July 1578) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lérida (1577–1578).[1]

Biography

Miguel Thomàs de Taxaquet was born in Lluchmayor, Spain in 1529.[1] On 8 Nov 1577, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Lérida.[1] On 24 Nov 1577, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Thomas Goldwell, Bishop of Saint Asaph, and Gaspare Viviani, Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Lérida until his death on 9 Jul 1578.[1]

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