Most Reverend Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Yucatán | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Yucatán |
| In office | 1659–1676 |
| Predecessor | Lorenzo Horta Rodríguez |
| Successor | Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas by 25 July 1660 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1600 |
| Died | 18 May 1676 Yucatán, New Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor, O.P. (1600 – 18 May 1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Yucatán (1659–1676).[1]
Biography
Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor was born in Seville, Spain in 1600 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1] On 22 September 1659, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Yucatán.[1] On 25 July 1660, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas, Bishop of Tlaxcala.[1] He served as Bishop of Yucatán until his death on 18 May 1676.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1673).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 25, 2016
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Yucatán". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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