Francisco Ortega (bishop) explained

Type:	Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Francisco Ortega
Bishop of Nueva Caceres
Church:	Catholic Church
Diocese:	Diocese of Nueva Caceres
Term:	1599–1602
Predecessor:	Luis Maldonado (bishop)
Successor:	Baltazar de Cobarrubias y Múñoz
Consecration:	1600
Death Date:	1602
Death Place:	Nueva Caceres

Francisco Ortega (died 1602) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1599–1602).^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Francisco Ortega was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. On 13 September 1599, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nueva Caceres. In 1600, he was consecrated bishop. He served as Bishop of Nueva Caceres until his death in 1602.

External links and additional sources

• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archdiocese of Caceres (Nueva Caceres) . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caceres. GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Notes and References

1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 125. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/borte.html "Bishop Francisco Ortega, O.S.A."