Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Santiago de Cuba
Term:1649–1653
Predecessor:Martín de Zelaya y Oláriz
Successor:Juan de Montiel
Consecration:19 February 1651
Consecrated By:Miguel de Poblete Casasola
Birth Date:1589
Death Date:4 July 1653
Death Place:Santiago, Cuba

Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz (1589 – 4 July 1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1649–1653).[1]

Biography

Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz was born in México in 1589.[2]

On 13 September 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.

On 19 February 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Miguel de Poblete Casasola, Archbishop of Manila, assisted by Father Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin.

He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death on 4 July 1653.

While a priest, he assisted in the consecration of Diego de Guevara y Estrada, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1642).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 206. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.