Antonio Guzmán Cornejo Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Antonio Guzmán Cornejo
Bishop of Tui
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Tui
Term:1640–1642
Predecessor:Diego Rueda Rico
Successor:Diego Martínez Zarzosa
Consecration:December 1640
Consecrated By:Agustín Spínola Basadone
Death Date:29 August 1642
Death Place:Tui, Spain

Antonio Guzmán Cornejo (died 1642) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tui (1640–1642).[1] [2]

Biography

On 17 July 1640, Antonio Guzmán Cornejo was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Tui and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 8 October 1640. In December 1640, he was consecrated bishop by Agustín Spínola Basadone, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Fernando Montero Espinosa, Bishop of Nueva Segovia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Tui until his death on 29 August 1642.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 349. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bguzco.html "Bishop Antonio Guzmán Cornejo"