Antonio de Rojas Manrique explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Antonio de Rojas Manrique
Patriarch of the West Indies
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Bishop of Burgos
Term:1524–1527
Predecessor:None
Successor:Esteban Gabriel Merino
Death Date:27 June 1527
Death Place:Burgos, Spain
Previous Post:Bishop of Mallorca (1496–1507)
Archbishop of Granada (1507–1524)
Bishop of Palencia (1524–1525)
Bishop of Burgos (1525–1527)
Nationality:Spanish

Antonio de Rojas Manrique (died 27 June 1527) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of the West Indies (1524–1527),[1] Bishop of Burgos (1525–1527),[2] Bishop of Palencia (1524–1525),[3] Archbishop of Granada (1507–1524),[4] Bishop of Mallorca (1496–1507),[5] [6] and President of the Council of Castile (1519–1524).

Biography

In 1496, Antonio de Rojas Manrique was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Alexander VI as Bishop of Mallorca.[7] [8] He was one of the three ambassadors to England that left on 26 August 1501 to accompany princess Catherine of Aragon on her marriage to Arthur, Prince of Wales.The others were Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Mendoza, 3rd Count of Cabra, and Alonso de Fonseca, archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.In 1507, he was appointed by Pope Julius II as Archbishop of Granada. In 1524, he was appointed by Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Palencia and the first Patriarch of the West Indies. On 3 July 1525, he was appointed by Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Burgos. He served as Bishop of Burgos and Patriarch of West Indies until his death on 27 June 1527.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 213. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 142–143. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  3. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 267. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  4. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 204–205. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  5. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. II. 184. 1914. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  6. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 233. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  7. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Patriarch Antonio de Rojas Manrique. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  8. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Patriarch Antonio de Rojas Manrique . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.

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