Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Francisco Ruiz | |
Bishop of Ávila | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Diocese of Ávila |
Term: | 1514–1528 |
Successor: | Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado |
Birth Date: | 1476 |
Birth Place: | Toledo, Spain |
Death Date: | 23 October 1528 (age 52) |
Death Place: | Ávila, Spain |
Previous Post: | Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1510–1514) |
Nationality: | Spanish |
Francisco Ruiz (1476 – 23 October 1528) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ávila (1514–1528) and Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1510–1514).[1] [2]
He was born in Toledo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 18 November 1509 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Julius II as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo. On 14 July 1514 he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Leo X as Bishop of Ávila. He served as Bishop of Ávila until his death, on 23 October 1528.