Francisco de la Cámara y Raya explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Francisco de la Cámara y Raya
Bishop of Panamá
Church:	Catholic Church
Term:	1612–1624
Predecessor:	Agustín de Carvajal
Successor:	Cristóbal Martínez de Salas
Consecration:	1614
Consecrated By:	Juan Bartolomé de Bohorquez e Hinojosa
Birth Place:	Granada, Spain
Death Date:	August 18, 1624
Death Place:	Panama City

Francisco de la Cámara y Raya (died 18 August 1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Panamá (1612–1624).^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Francisco de la Cámara y Raya was born in Granada, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.^[4] On November 27, 1612, Pope Paul V, appointed him Bishop of Panamá. In 1614, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Bartolomé de Bohorquez e Hinojosa, Bishop of Coro. He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on August 18, 1624.

External links and additional sources

• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archdiocese of Panamá . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá . GCatholic.org. March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Notes and References

1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 272. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
2. Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | P. 41-47
3. http://enriquedussel.com/DVD%20Obras%20Enrique%20Dussel/Textos/a18/VI.%2001.pdf Los Obispos Latinoamericanos - Defensa Del Indio
4. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Francisco de la Cámara y Raya, O.P. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.