Most Reverend

Martín de Córdoba Mendoza
Bishop of Córdoba
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1578–1581
PredecessorBernardo de Fresneda
SuccessorAntonio Rodríguez de Pazos y Figueroa
Personal details
Born3 November 1512
Córdoba, Spain
Died5 June 1581 (age 68)
Córdoba, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Previous post(s)Bishop of Tortosa (1560–1574)
Bishop of Plasencia (1574–1578)

Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, O.P. (1512–1581) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1578–1581), Bishop of Plasencia (1574–1578), and Bishop of Tortosa (1560–1574).[1][2][3]

Biography

Martín de Córdoba Mendoza was born in Córdoba, Spain on 3 November 1512 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1] On 17 July 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Tortosa.[1] On 4 June 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Plasencia.[1] On 13 June 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Córdoba.[1] He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death on 5 June 1581.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Lorenzo Figueroa Córdoba, Bishop of Sigüenza (1579); and Jerónimo Manrique de Lara, Bishop of Salamanca (1579).[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bishop Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Tortosa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ↑ "Diocese of Tortosa" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Plasencia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Plasencia (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Córdoba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Córdoba". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]


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