Benito Rodríguez Valtodano Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Benito Rodríguez Valtodano
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Nicaragua
Term:1620–1629
Predecessor:Pedro de Villarreal
Successor:Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo
Consecration:1622
Consecrated By:Alfonso del Galdo
Death Date:1629
Death Place:León, Nicaragua
Nationality:Spanish

Benito Rodríguez Valtodano or Benito Rodríguez Baltodano (died 1629) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1620–1629).[1] [2]

Biography

Benito Rodríguez Valtodano was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict. On 27 August 1620, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XV on 17 March 1621 as Bishop of Nicaragua.[3] In 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Alfonso del Galdo, Bishop of Comayagua. He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death in 1629.

External links and additional sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 258. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Book: Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. 1984. EUNED. 9789977640792.
  3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Benito Rodriguez Valtodano (Baltodano), O.S.B. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.