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 Montenegro |
| Successor | Diego Ladrón de Guevara |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1661 |
| Consecration | 14 Apr 1680 by Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1632 |
| Died | 1702 (age 70) Quito, Ecuador |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (1679–1688) |
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][3][4][5]
Biography
Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa was born in Santiago de Compostela, Spain in 1632 and ordained a priest in 1661.[1] On 12 Jun 1679, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga.[1] On 14 Apr 1680, he was consecrated bishop by Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita, Bishop of Panamá.[1] On 15 Nov 1688, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Quito.[1] He served as Bishop of Quito until his death in 1702.[1]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Martín de Híjar y Mendoza, Bishop of Concepción (1694).[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Quito" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ayacucho" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016