Luis López de Solís explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Luis López de Solís
Bishop of La Plata o Charcas
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas
Term:1605–1606
Predecessor:Alonso Ramírez Vergara
Successor:Diego de Zambrana
Ordination:1558
Consecration:April 3, 1594
Consecrated By:Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo
Birth Date:1534
Death Date:July 5, 1606 (age 72)
Previous Post:Bishop of Quito (1592–1605)

Luis López de Solís, O.S.A. (1534  - July 5, 1606) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of La Plata o Charcas (1605–1606) and the Bishop of Quito (1592–1605).[1] [2] [3] [4]

Biography

Luis López de Solís was born in Salamanca, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine in 1558. On September 7, 1592, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Quito. On April 3, 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Archbishop of Lima. On July 18, 1605, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas. He served as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on July 5, 1606.

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Fernando Trexo y Senabria, Bishop of Córdoba.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. 280. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 290 and 282. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bloso.html Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Luis López de Solís, O.S.A."
  4. http://www.agustinosmadrid.es/403-flexicontent/galeria-de-retratos/737-lopez-de-solis-luis-1606 Provincia Agustiniana Matritense: "López de Solís, Luis (+1606)"