Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa
| Most Reverend Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Quito | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Quito |
| In office | 1688–1702 |
| Predecessor | Alfonso de la Peña y Montenegro |
| Successor | Diego Ladrón de Guevara |
| Previous post | Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (1679–1688) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1661 |
| Consecration | 14 April 1680 by Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1632 Santiago de Compostela, Kingdom of Galicia, Crown of Castile |
| Died | 1702 (age 70) Quito, Royal Audiencia of Quito, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire |
Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa (1632–1702) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Quito (1688–1702) and Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (1679–1688).[1][2]
Biography
Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa was born in Santiago de Compostela, Spain in 1632 and ordained a priest in 1661.[2] On 12 June 1679, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga.[1][2] On 14 April 1680, he was consecrated bishop by Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita, Bishop of Panamá.[2] On 15 November 1688, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Quito.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Quito until his death in 1702.[1][2]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Martín de Híjar y Mendoza, Bishop of Concepción (1694).[2]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Ayacucho". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ayacucho". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Concepción (Chile)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Quito". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Back to citation occurrence 1.3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 214 and 326. (in Latin)
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Back to citation occurrence 2.3 Back to citation occurrence 2.4 Back to citation occurrence 2.5 Back to citation occurrence 2.6 "Bishop Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016