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Francisco de Mendavia (died 6 October 1540) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was the Bishop of Nicaragua (1537–1540).

Biography

Francisco de Mendavia was ordained a monk in the Order of Saint Jerome and served as prior of the Monastery of La Victoria in Salamanca. On 5 December 1537, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Nicaragua. On 2 August 1538, he was consecrated bishop, a post he held until his death on 6 October 1540.

References

1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (Second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 256–257.
2. "Fray Francisco de Mendavia" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Mendavia. 12 July 2013. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
3. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco de Mendavia, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
4. Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. EUNED. ISBN 9789977640792 – via Google Books.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 15 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of León (Nicaragua)". GCatholic. Retrieved 15 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

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