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Francisco Javier Mier Campillo

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(Redirected from Francisco Javier de Mier y Campillo) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mier and the second or maternal family name is Campillo.

Francisco Javier Mier Campillo (1748–1818) was a Spanish bishop who was Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1814 to 1818.

Biography

Francisco Javier Mier Campillo was born in Alles near Peñamellera Alta on February 18, 1748.

He was appointed Bishop of Almería on May 24, 1802, and he was consecrated as a bishop in September 1802. When the Spanish Inquisition was re-established in 1814, he became Grand Inquisitor of Spain, a post he held until his death. He resigned as Bishop of Almería on December 16, 1815.

He died on May 20, 1818.

References

  1. ^ Profile at catholic-hierarchy.org
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byJuan Antonio de la Virgen María Bishop of Almería
1802 – 1815 		Succeeded byAntonio Pérez Minayo
Preceded byRamón José de Arce
Inquisition abolished 1808-14 		Grand Inquisitor of Spain
1814–1818 		Succeeded byGerónimo Castillón y Salas
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