Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga
Bishop of Mondoñedo
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Diocese of Mondoñedo
Term:1638–1644
Predecessor:Antonio Valdés Herrera
Successor:Juan Juániz de Echalar
Consecration:23 January 1639
Consecrated By:Fernando Andrade Sotomayor
Birth Date:1575
Birth Place:Santa María de Ferreira, Spain
Death Date:14 August 1644 (age 69)
Death Place:Mondoñedo, Spain

Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga (1575  - 14 August 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mondoñedo (1638–1644).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga was born in Santa María de Ferreira, Spain. On 21 June 1638, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Mondoñedo. On 23 January 1639, he was consecrated by Fernando Andrade Sotomayor, Archbishop of Burgos with Bartolomé Santos de Risoba, Bishop of León, and Cristóbal Guzmán Santoyo, Bishop of Palencia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Mondoñedo until his death on 14 August 1644. While bishop, he served as the primary co-consecrator of Diego Martínez Zarzosa, Bishop of Tui (1644).

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/btrrsg.html Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga"
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmofe.html "Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/mond0.htm "Diocese of Mondoñedo–Ferrol"