Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides
Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
Term:1639–1652
Predecessor:Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal
Successor:Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés
Consecration:1640
Consecrated By:Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco
Birth Date:24 August 1594
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Death Date:26 July 1652 (age 45)
Death Place:Antequera, Oaxaca, México
Nationality:Spanish

Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides (24 August 1594 – 26 July 1652) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1639–1652).

Biography

Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides was born in Madrid, Spain on 24 August 1594. On 27 June 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca.[1] In 1640, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco, Archbishop of Lima, with Antonio Corderiña Vega, Bishop of Santa Marta, and Francisco de la Serna, Bishop of Popayán, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Antequera until his death on 26 July 1652. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Bartolomé González Soltero, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1643).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.