Fernando Núñez Sagredo Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Fernando Núñez Sagredo
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Nicaragua
Term:1631–1639
Predecessor:Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila
Successor:Miguel de Poblete Casasola
Consecration:8 July 1633
Consecrated By:Luis de Cañizares
Death Date:31 March 1639
Death Place:León, Nicaragua

Fernando Núñez Sagredo (died 31 March 1639) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1631–1639).[1] [2]

Biography

Fernando Núñez Sagredo was ordained a priest in the Order of the Most Holy Trinity.[3] On 3 December 1631, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua. On 8 July 1633, he was consecrated bishop by Luis de Cañizares, Bishop of Comayagua. He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death on 31 March 1639.

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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 Fernando Núñez Sagredo, O.SS.T. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.