Baltazar de Covarrubias y Múñoz | |
|---|---|
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Michoacán |
| In office | 1608–1622 |
| Predecessor | Juan Fernández de Rosillo |
| Successor | Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1603 by Diego de Romano y Govea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1560 |
| Died | 22 July 1622 (age 62) Michoacán, México |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1603–1605) Bishop of Antequera (1605–1608) |
Baltazar de Covarrubias y Múñoz, O.S.A. (1560 – 22 July 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1608–1622), Bishop of Antequera (1605–1608), and Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1603–1605).[1]
Biography
Baltazar de Covarrubias y Múñoz was born in Mexico City in 1560 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2][3] On 10 September 1601, he was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Paraguay but was soon replaced by Martín Ignacio de Loyola who was appointed by the Pope on 19 November 1601.[2] On 13 January 1603, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nueva Caceres.[1][2] In 1603, he was consecrated bishop by Diego de Romano y Govea, Bishop of Tlaxcala.[2] On 6 June 1605, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Antequera.[2] On 4 February 1608, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Michoacán.[2] He served as Bishop of Michoacán until his death on 22 July 1622.[2]
References
- 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 125. (in Latin)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Baltazar de Covarrubias y Múñoz, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Baltazar de Covarrubias y Múñoz, O.E.S.A." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Caceres (Nueva Caceres)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caceres (Philippines)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Morelia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]