| Type: | Bishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
| Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina | |
| Bishop of Tlaxcala | |
| Church: | Catholic Church |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Tlaxcala |
| Term: | 1572–1576 |
| Predecessor: | Fernando de Villagómez |
| Successor: | Diego de Romano y Govea |
| Birth Place: | Córdoba, Spain |
| Death Date: | 17 July 1576 |
| Death Place: | Puebla, Mexico |
Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S. (died 1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1572–1576) and Bishop of Michoacán (1566–1572).[1] [2]
Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina was born in Córdoba, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Santiago.On 15 May 1566, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Michoacán.On 10 December 1572, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Tlaxcala and installed on 8 October 1573.He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on 17 July 1576. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro de Moya y Contreras, Archbishop of México (1573); and the principal co-consecrator of Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega, Bishop of Michoacán (1574).