Luis Suárez (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Luis Suárez
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Dragonara
Term:1554–1580?
Predecessor:Alfonso de Valdecabras
Successor:None
Consecration:1539
Consecrated By:Juan Pardo de Tavera
Birth Place:Toledo, Spain
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Luis Suárez or Ludovicus Suarez was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Dragonara (1554–1580?)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] and Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1539–1554).[6]

Biography

Luis Suárez was born in Toledo, Spain.[7] In 1539, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo and consecrated bishop by Cardinal Juan Pardo de Tavera, Archbishop of Toledo. On 1 October 1554, he was appointed, with the recommendation of Cardinal Pardo de Tavera, during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Dragonara. It is uncertain how long he served although he is named as the diocese's last bishop. The diocese was suppressed in 1580. Some sources state that he was from Burgos, where he became Mercedarian friar, and that he was promoted to the Diocese of Alghero on Sardinia, where he died. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francisco Delgado López, Bishop of Lugo (1562).

Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. https://web.archive.org/web/20190321112249/http://sul-derivatives.stanford.edu/derivative?CSNID=00002718&mediaType=application%2Fpdf. 21 March 2019. dead. Konrad Eubel. III. 187. Sumptibus et Typis Librariae Regensbergianae. 1923. Monasterii. la. 2. 27 August 2020.
  2. Book: Fort, Carlos Ramón. De los Obispos Españoles Titulares de Iglesias in Partibus Infidelium, ó Auxiliares en las de España. Obra Postuma. https://web.archive.org/web/20170910221513/http://scans.library.utoronto.ca/pdf/1/43/espaasagradath51fluoft/espaasagradath51fluoft.pdf. 10 September 2017. dead. Carlos Ramón Fort. 122–123. 51. La Real Academia de la Historia. Madrid. 1879. 27 August 2020. es.
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsual.html Bishop Luis Suárez
  4. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dd521.html Diocese of Dragonara
  5. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t0661.htm Titular Episcopal See of Dragonara
  6. Book: Salmeron, Marcos. Recuerdos Historicos Y Politicos Los Servicios Que Los Generales, Y Varones Ilustres De La Religion Nuestra Señora de la Merced, Redencion Cautivos han hecho a los Reyes Espana en los dos Mundos, desde su gloriosa fundacion, que fue el año 1218, hasta el año 1640. 389–390. Herederos de Chrysostomo Garriz. 1646. Valencia. es.
  7. Book: Fernández Collado, Ángel. Obispos de la provincia de Toledo (1500-2000). 52. Estudio Teológico de San Ildefonso. 2000. 9788492076970. Toledo. es.