Bernardino León de la Rocha explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Bernardino León de la Rocha
Bishop of Coria
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Coria
Term:1673–1675
Predecessor:Baltasar de los Reyes
Successor:Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez
Ordination:13 March 1656
Consecration:1669
Consecrated By:Antonio Fernández del Campo Angulo y Velasco
Birth Date:4 April 1620
Birth Place:Badajoz, Spain
Death Date:4 January 1675 (age 54)
Death Place:Coria, Cáceres, Spain
Previous Post:Bishop of Tui (1669–1673)
Nationality:Spanish

Bernardino León de la Rocha (4 April 1620 – 4 January 1675) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coria (1673–1675) and Bishop of Tui (1669–1673).[1]

Biography

Bernardino León de la Rocha was born in Badajoz, Spain on 4 April 1620 and ordained a priest on 13 March 1656.On 17 March 1669, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement IX on 15 July 1669 as Bishop of Tui. In 1669, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Fernández del Campo Angulo y Velasco, Bishop of Coria, with Antonio Peña Hermosa, Bishop of Jaén, serving as co-consecrator.On 25 September 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Coria.He served as Bishop of Coria until his death on 4 January 1675.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bleondlr.html " Bishop Bernardino León de la Rocha "