Most Reverend Diego Fernández de Villalán | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Elect of Almería | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Almería |
| In office | 1632 |
| Predecessor | Antonio Viedma Chaves |
| Successor | Bartolomé Santos de Risoba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tenillono, Spain |
| Died | October 1632 Almería, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Previous post(s) | Inquisitor of Canarias Inquisitor of Valencia Inquisitor of Cartagena Inquisitor of Valladolid |
Martín García Ceniceros (also Martín García Gómez de Ceniceros)(died Oct 1632) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Inquisitor of Canarias, Valencia, Cartagena, and Valladolid. He was appointed and briefly served as Bishop Elect of Almería (1632) but died before his consecration.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Martín García Ceniceros was born in Tenillono, Spain.[4] He was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Calahorra and obtained a license in Theology and a doctorate in Canon Law.[4] After his schooling, he was successively appointed the Inquisitor of the Diocese of Canarias, the Archdiocese of Valencia, the Diocese of Cartagena, and then the Diocese of Valladolid.[4] After the death of Bishop Antonio Viedma Chaves, he was selected on 1 March 1632 by the King of Spain, Felipe IV and confirmed on 2 August 1632 by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Almería.[4] Although he assumed the office and duties as Bishop, he died 2 months later in October 1632 and was never consecrated.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 Catholic Hierarchy: "Father Martín García Ceniceros" retrieved January 15, 2016
- 1 2 GCatholic.org: "Diocese of Almería" retrieved January 14, 2015
- ↑ Dioceses de Almeria website: "TABLA DE LOS OBISPOS DE LA DIÓCESIS URCITANA-ALMERIENSE" Archived 2017-08-11 at the Wayback Machine retrieved January 15, 2015
- 1 2 3 4 5 Deputacion de Almería: "Don Martín García Gómez de Ceniceros" Archived 2016-04-05 at the Wayback Machine retrieved January 15, 2016