Antonio de Monroy
Most Reverend Antonio de Monroy | |
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| Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela |
| In office | 1685–1715 |
| Predecessor | Francisco de Aguiar y Seijas y Ulloa |
| Successor | Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño |
| Previous post | Master of the Order of Preachers (1677–1686) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 11 June 1685 by Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1634 |
| Died | 27 November 1715 (aged 81) |
Antonio de Monroy, O.P. or Antonio de Monroy y Hijar (6 July 1634 – 7 November 1715) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1685–1715), Bishop of Michoacán (1680) and the Master of the Order of Preachers (1677–1686).[1]
Biography
[edit]Antonio de Monroy was born in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1] He served as a missionary in Mexico[2] and later represented Mexico at the Dominican chapter of 1677[2] where he encouraged the Rosary Confraternities.[2] In 1677, he was appointed Master General of Order of Friars Preachers.[1] The probabilist controversy raged during his mastership.[2] On 4 June 1685, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.[1] On 11 June 1685, he was consecrated bishop by Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere.[1] In 1686, he resigned as Master General of Order of Friars Preachers.[1] He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 7 November 1715.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Vincenzo Ludovico Gotti, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem (1688).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Archbishop Antonio de Monroy, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016
- ^ a b c d Benedict M. Ashley, The Dominicans, ch. 6 Archived 7 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Cheney, David M. ""Archdiocese of Morelia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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