Francisco Pizaro de Orellana
Most Reverend Francisco Pizaro de Orellana | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Nueva Segovia | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nueva Segovia |
| In office | 1680–1683 |
| Predecessor | José Millán de Poblete |
| Successor | Diego de Gorospe y Irala |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1681 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1630 |
| Died | 2 September 1683 (age 53) Vigan, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
Francisco Pizaro de Orellana (1630–1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1680–1683).[1][2][3]
Biography
Francisco Pizaro de Orellana was born in Manila, Philippines in 1630[4] and served as Archdeacon of Manila and commissary of the Holy Crusade.[5] On 22 February 1680, he was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Nueva Segovia and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI on 27 May 1680[1][4] in Vigan.[5] In 1681, he was consecrated bishop.[4] He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death on 2 September 1683.[4] His death caused a long vacancy of the bishopric in the diocese with his successor not appointed until 1699 and not arriving until 1704.[5]
References
- ^ a b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 292–293. (in Latin)
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 7, 2017
- ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco Pizaro de Orellana". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- ^ a b c Blair, Emma Helen (March 24, 2011). The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Relating to China and the Chinese, Volume 21. pp. 201 and 236-237.
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