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Francisco Gómez de Mendiola y Solórzano (January 19, 1519 – April 23, 1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Guadalajara (1574-1576).

Biography

Francisco Gómez de Mendiola y Solórzano was born in Durango, Spain. On April 19, 1574, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Guadalajara. On December 12, 1574, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Moya de Contreras, Archbishop of Mexico. He served as Bishop of Guadalajara until his death on April 23, 1576.

References

1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 206. (in Latin)
2. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Francisco Gómez de Mendiola y Solórzano" retrieved December 31, 2015

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Guadalajara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guadalajara". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

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