Francisco Verdugo Cabrera Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Francisco Verdugo Cabrera
Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga
Term:1622–1636
Predecessor:Agustín de Carvajal
Successor:Gabriel de Zarate
Consecration:27 December 1622
Consecrated By:Luis Jerónimo Oré
Birth Date:25 July 1561
Birth Place:Carmona, Spain
Death Place:México City
Nationality:Spanish

Francisco Verdugo Cabrera (25 July 1561  - 20 July 1636) was a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (1622–1636). As word of his death had not yet reached Europe, he was appointed Archbishop of Mexico posthumously.[1] [2]

Biography

Francisco Verdugo Cabrera was born in Carmona, Spain on 25 July 1561. On 14 March 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga. On 27 December 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Luis Jerónimo Oré, Bishop of Concepción. On 20 July 1636, he died as Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga. As news of his death had not reached Europe, he was appointed on 9 September 1636 during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Mexico.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 199 and 241. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Francisco Verdugo Cabrera . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.