Francisco Guerra (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Francisco Guerra
Bishop of Plasencia
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Plasencia
Term:1655–1656
Predecessor:Juan Coello Ribera y Sandoval
Successor:Luis Crespi y Borja
Birth Date:1587
Birth Place:Villagarcía de Campos, Spain
Death Date:3 December 1657 (age 70)
Death Place:Plasencia, Spain
Previous Post:Bishop of Cádiz (1642-1655)
Nationality:Spanish

Francisco Guerra (1587  - 3 December 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Plasencia (1655–1656) and Bishop of Cádiz (1642–1655).[1]

Biography

Francisco Guerra was born in Villagarcía de Campos, Spain in 1587 and appointed a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 17 February 1642, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cádiz. On 26 May 1655, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Plasencia. He served as Bishop of Plasencia until his death on 3 December 1657.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bguerf.html "Bishop Francisco Guerra, O.F.M."