Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
José Millán de Poblete | |
Bishop-elect of Nueva Segovia | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Diocese of Nueva Segovia |
Term: | 1675–? |
Predecessor: | Rodrigo Cárdenas |
Successor: | Francisco Pizaro de Orellana |
Birth Date: | 1635 |
Birth Place: | Mexico City, New Spain |
José Millán de Poblete was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop-elect of Nueva Segovia (1675–?).[1] [2]
José Millán de Poblete was born in Mexico in 1635,[3] the nephew of Miguel Millán de Poblete, Archbishop of Manila.[4] On 27 May 1675, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Nueva Segovia. Records indicate that although he was less than 50 when appointed, he only served a short period and died before he was consecrated. The next bishop of record is Francisco Pizaro de Orellana who was selected in 1680.[5]