Honorific-Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
Francisco Andrés de Carvajal | |
Honorific-Suffix: | OFM |
Archbishop of Santo Domingo | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Archdiocese of Santo Domingo |
Predecessor: | Juan Alzóloras |
Successor: | Alfonso López de Avila |
Death Date: | August 28, 1577 |
Death Place: | Santo Domingo |
Previous Post: | Bishop of Puerto Rico (1568–1570) |
Francisco Andrés de Carvajal, OFM (died August 28, 1577) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1570–1577), Primate of the Indies,[1] and the third Bishop of Puerto Rico (1568–1570).[2] [3]
Francisco Andrés de Carvajal was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On June 2, 1568, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Pius V as the third Bishop of Puerto Rico. On May 10, 1570, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Pius V as Archbishop of Santo Domingo where served until his death on August 28, 1577.