Most Reverend Luis de Cañizares | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Comayagua | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Comayagua |
| In office | 1629–1645 |
| Predecessor | Alfonso del Galdo |
| Successor | Juan Merlo de la Fuente |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 January 1599 |
| Consecration | 1624 by Juan Pérez de la Serna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1580 |
| Died | 4 July 1645 (age 65) Comayagua, Honduras |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1624–1628) |
Luis de Cañizares, O.M. (1580 – 4 July 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Comayagua (1629–1645) and Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1624–1628).[1][2]
Biography
Luis de Cañizares was born in Madrid, Spain in 1580 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Minims on 20 January 1599.[3][4] On 1 July 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nueva Caceres.[1][3] In 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Pérez de la Serna, Archbishop of México.[3] On 19 June 1628, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Coadjutator Bishop of Comayagua and succeeded to the bishopric in 1629.[2][3] He served as Bishop of Comayagua until his death on 4 July 1645 .[3] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Fernando Núñez Sagredo, Bishop of Nicaragua (1633).[3]
References
- 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 125. (in Latin)
- 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 157. (in Latin)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Luis de Cañizares, O.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Luis de Cañizares, O.F.M." 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 Tegucigalpa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Comayagua (Honduras)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]