Grand Inquisitor
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This article is about the inquisitorial office. For the Fyodor Dostoyevsky story, see The Grand Inquisitor.
| Grand Inquisitor Inquisitor Generalis |
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| Appointer | Monarch |
| Inaugural holder | Tomás de Torquemada |
| Formation | 1483 |
| Final holder | Jerónimo Castillón y Salas |
| Abolished | 1820 |
Tomás de Torquemada, Grand Inquisitor of Spain, 1483-98.
Diego de Deza, Grand Inquisitor of Spain, 1498-1507.
Grand Inquisitor (Latin: Inquisitor Generalis, lit. Inquisitor General or General Inquisitor) was the lead official of the Inquisition. The title usually refers to the chief inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition, even after the reunification of the inquisitions. Secretaries-general of the Roman Inquisition were often styled as Grand Inquisitor but the role and functions were different.
The most famous Inquisitor General was the Spanish Dominican Tomás de Torquemada, who spearheaded the Spanish Inquisition.
Contents
List of Spanish Grand Inquisitors[1][edit]
| From | To | Grand Inquisitor | Other positions held |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1483 | 1498 | Tomás de Torquemada | Prior of the Dominican Convent of Santa Cruz, Segovia, 1477 - 1498 |
| 1499 | 1506 | Diego de Deza Tavera | Archbishop of Seville |
| 1506 | 1507 | Diego Ramírez de Guzmán | Bishop of Catania, bishop of Lugo |
Separation of Inquisitions of Castile and Aragon[edit]
Castile[edit]
Adrian of Utrecht, Grand Inquisitor of Spain, 1518-22.
| From | To | Grand Inquisitor | Other positions held |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1507 | 1517 | Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros | Cardinal, archbishop of Toledo |
Aragon[edit]
Juan Pardo de Tavera, Grand Inquisitor of Spain, 1539-45.
Fernando Niño de Guevara, Grand Inquisitor of Spain, 1600-02.
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Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana, Grand Inquisitor of Spain, 1794-97.
| From | To | Grand Inquisitor | Other positions held |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1507 | 1513 | Juan Enguera | Bishop of Vich, bishop of Lleida, bishop of Tortosa |
| 1513 | 1516 | Luis Mercader Escolano | Bishop of Tortosa |
| 1516 | 1517 | Adrian of Utrecht | Cardinal priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, Bishop of Tortosa |
Reunification of the Inquisitions[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Appendix 2 to Henry Charles Lea's A History of the Inquisition of Spain
- ^ Biografía de Cristóbal Bencomo y Rodríguez
