Nicolás de Ramos y Santos explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Nicolás de Ramos y Santos
Archbishop of Santo Domingo
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
Term:1592–1599
Predecessor:Alfonso López de Avila
Successor:Agustín Dávila Padilla
Birth Date:1531
Birth Place:Villasabariego, Spain
Death Date:December 1, 1599
Death Place:Santo Domingo
Previous Post:Bishop of Puerto Rico (1588 - 1592)
Nationality:Spanish

Nicolás de Ramos y Santos (1531  - December 1, 1599) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1592 - 1599) and the third Bishop of Puerto Rico (1588 - 1592).[1] [2]

Biography

Nicolás de Ramos y Santos was born in Villasabariego, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On February 12, 1588, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Puerto Rico. On July 13, 1592, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Santo Domingo where served until his death on December 1, 1599.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. 278 and 187. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcarvf.html "Archbishop Nicolás de Ramos y Santos, O.F.M."