Francisco Delgado López (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Francisco Delgado López
Bishop of Jaén
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Jaén
Term:1566–1576
Predecessor:Diego de los Cobos Molina
Successor:Diego Deza Tello
Consecration:11 January 1562
Consecrated By:Diego Ramírez Sedeño de Fuenleal
Birth Date:1514
Birth Place:Villapun
Death Date:2 October 1576 (age 62)
Death Place:Jaén, Spain
Previous Post:Bishop of Lugo (1561–1566)
Nationality:Spanish

Francisco Delgado López (1514 – 2 October 1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Jaén (1566–1576) and Bishop of Lugo (1561–1566).[1] [2]

Biography

Francisco Delgado López was born in Villapun in 1514. On 13 June 1561, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Lugo. On 11 January 1562, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Ramírez Sedeño de Fuenleal, Bishop of Pamplona, with Luis Suárez, Bishop of Dragonara, and Rodrigo Vázquez, Titular Bishop of Troas, serving as co-consecrators. On 26 April 1566, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Jaén. He served as Bishop of Jaén until his death on 2 October 1576.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdelop.html "Bishop Francisco Delgado López"
  2. https://www.rah.es/500-anos-del-nacimiento-de-francisco-delgado-lopez-obispo-de-lugo-jaen-y-electo-arzobispo-de-santiago/ Real Academia de la Historia "500 años del nacimiento de Francisco Delgado López. Obispo de Lugo, Jaén y electo arzobispo de Santiago"