Most Reverend

Fernando Niño de Guevara
Patriarch of West Indies
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1546–1552
PredecessorEsteban Gabriel Merino
SuccessorAntonio de Fonseca
Orders
Consecration5 Oct 1539
Personal details
Born
Toledo, Spain
Died16 Sep 1552
Previous post(s)Bishop of Orense (1539–1542)

Fernando Niño (died 1552) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of West Indies (1546–1552),[1] Administrator of Sigüenza (1546),[2] Archbishop of Granada (1542–1546),[3] and Bishop of Orense (1539–1542).[4]

Biography

Fernando Niño de Guevara was born in Toledo, Spain.[5][6] On 18 Aug 1539, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Orense.[4][5] On 5 Oct 1539, he was consecrated bishop.[5] On 22 Mar 1542, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Archbishop of Granada.[3][5] On 8 Oct 1546, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Patriarch of West Indies and Apostolic Administrator of Sigüenza.[1][2][5] He served as Patriarch of West Indies until his death on 16 Sep 1552.[1][5]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro Guerrero Logrono, Archbishop of Granada (1547) .[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 213. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 296–297. (in Latin)
  3. 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 204–205. (in Latin)
  4. 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 124. (in Latin)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cheney, David M. "Patriarch Fernando Niño de Guevara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  6. ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Patriarch Fernando Niño de Guevara". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]


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