Rodrigo González de Marmolejo explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Rodrigo González de Marmolejo
Bishop-Elect of Santiago de Chile
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Santiago de Chile
Term:1561–1564
Predecessor:None
Successor:Fernando de Barrionuevo
Ordination:1536
Birth Date:1487
Birth Place:Carmona, Spain
Death Date:9 Oct 1564 (age 77)
Death Place:Santiago de Chile
Nationality:Spanish

Rodrigo González de Marmolejo (1487–1564) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was appointed as the first Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1561–1564).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Rodrigo González de Marmolejo was born in Carmona, Spain in 1487 and ordained a priest in 1536.On 27 Jun 1561, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Santiago de Chile.He died before he was consecrated bishop on 9 Oct 1564.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgonzdm.html "Father Rodrigo González de Marmolejo"
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsacl.html "Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ztia1.htm#5511 "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago"