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17th-century Spanish Catholic bishop
Most Reverend
Luis de Cañizares
Bishop of Comayagua
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Comayagua
In office1629–1645
PredecessorAlfonso del Galdo
SuccessorJuan Merlo de la Fuente
Previous post(s)Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1624–1628)
Orders
Ordination20 January 1599
Consecration1624
by Juan Pérez de la Serna
Personal details
Born1580
Madrid, Spain
Died4 July 1645 (age 65)
Comayagua, Honduras
NationalitySpanish

Luis de Cañizares, O.M. (1580 – 4 July 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Comayagua (1629–1645) and Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1624–1628).

Biography

Luis de Cañizares was born in Madrid, Spain in 1580 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Minims on 20 January 1599. On 1 July 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nueva Caceres. In 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Pérez de la Serna, Archbishop of México. On 19 June 1628, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Coadjutator Bishop of Comayagua and succeeded to the bishopric in 1629. He served as Bishop of Comayagua until his death on 4 July 1645 . While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Fernando Núñez Sagredo, Bishop of Nicaragua (1633).

References

  1. ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 125. (in Latin)
  2. ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 157. (in Latin)
  3. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Luis de Cañizares, O.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  4. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Luis de Cañizares, O.F.M." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded byDiego Guevara Bishop of Nueva Caceres
1624–1628 		Succeeded byFrancisco de Zamudio y Avendaño
Preceded byAlfonso del Galdo Bishop of Comayagua
1629–1645 		Succeeded byJuan Merlo de la Fuente
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