Fernando Niño (patriarch) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Fernando Niño y Zapata
Patriarch of West Indies
Church:Catholic Church
Term:1546–1552
Predecessor:Esteban Gabriel Merino
Successor:Antonio de Fonseca
Consecration:5 Oct 1539
Death Date:16 Sep 1552
Previous Post:Bishop of Orense (1539–1542)

Fernando Niño (died 1552) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of West Indies (1546–1552),[1] Administrator of Sigüenza (1546),[2] Archbishop of Granada (1542–1546),[3] and Bishop of Orense (1539–1542).[4]

Biography

Fernando Niño y Zapata was born in Toledo, Spain.[5] [6] On 18 Aug 1539, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Orense.On 5 Oct 1539, he was consecrated bishop. On 22 Mar 1542, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Archbishop of Granada.On 8 Oct 1546, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Patriarch of West Indies and Apostolic Administrator of Sigüenza.He served as Patriarch of West Indies until his death on 16 Sep 1552.

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro Guerrero Logrono, Archbishop of Granada (1547) .

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 213. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 296–297. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  3. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 204–205. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  4. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 124. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  5. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Patriarch Fernando Niño de Guevara . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  6. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Patriarch Fernando Niño de Guevara . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.