Luis Cabeza de Vaca
Most Reverend Luis Cabeza de Vaca | |
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| Bishop of Palencia | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Palencia |
| In office | 1537–1550 |
| Predecessor | Francisco Mendoza |
| Successor | Pedro de la Gasca |
| Personal details | |
| Died | November 22, 1550 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Salamanca (1530–1537) Bishop of Islas Canarias (1523–1530) |
Luis Cabeza de Vaca (died November 22, 1550) served as Bishop of Palencia, (1537–1550), Bishop of Salamanca (1530–1537), and Bishop of Islas Canarias (1523–1530).[1][2][3][4]
Biography
On March 11, 1523 Pope Adrian VI appointed him Bishop of Islas Canarias.[1][2] On June 22, 1530, Pope Clement VII appointed him Bishop of Salamanca.[1][2] On April 14, 1537, Pope Paul III appointed him Bishop of Palencia.[1][2] He died on November 22, 1550.[1][2]
While Bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Jerónimo de Loaysa, Bishop of Cartagena (1538), and principal co-consecrator of Jorge de Austria, Bishop of Brixen (1539).[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 149, 267, and 289. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Luis Cabeza de Vaca" retrieved November 11, 2015
- ^ "Diocese of Salamanca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Salamanca" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Islas Canarias". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands} (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Palencia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Palencia (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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