Baltasar de Figueroa explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Baltasar de Figueroa
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Santiago de Cuba
Term:1683–1684
Predecessor:Juan Antonio García de Palacios
Successor:Diego Evelino Hurtado de Compostela
Birth Date:29 Dec 1634
Death Date:8 Sep 1684 (age 49)
Death Place:Santiago de Cuba

Baltasar de Figueroa, O. Cist. (1634–1684) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1683–1684).[1]

Biography

Baltasar de Figueroa was born in Jaén, Spain on 29 Dec 1634 and ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.[2] On 10 May 1683, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death on 8 Sep 1684.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 225. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Baltasar de Figueroa, O. Cist. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.