Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Bishop Francisco Frías | |
Bishop of Ario | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese: | Diocese of Ario |
Term: | 1544–1550 |
Consecration: | 8 Dec 1544 |
Consecrated By: | Matteo Griffoni Pioppi |
Francisco Frías (died 10 Sep 1568) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ario (1544–1550).[1]
On 4 Jun 1544, Francisco Frías was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Ario.[2] On 30 Jun 1544, he was consecrated bishop by Matteo Griffoni Pioppi, Bishop of Trivento, with Scipione Rebiba, Titular Bishop of Amyclae, and Bernardino Silverii-Piccolomini, Bishop of Teramo, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Ario until his resignation in 1550.