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Luis Zapata de Cárdenas

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Most Reverend

Luis Zapata de Cárdenas
Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
In office1570–1590
PredecessorJuan de los Barrios
SuccessorAlfonso López de Avila
Orders
ConsecrationMay 1571
by Giovanni Battista Castagna
Personal details
Born1510
Died24 February 1590
Bogotá

Luis Zapata de Cárdenas, O.F.M. Rec. (1510 – 24 February 1590) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1570–1590).[1]

Biography

Luis Zapata de Cárdenas was born in Llerena, Spain, in 1510 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Recollects.[2] On 8 November 1570 he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada.[1][2] In May 1571, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Castagna, Archbishop of Rossano.[2] He served as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada until his death on 24 Feb 1590.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Dionisio de Santos, Bishop of Cartagena (1575).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 196. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Luis Zapata de Cárdenas, O.F.M. Rec". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
1570–1590
Succeeded by