Antonio de Rojas Manrique

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Most Reverend

Antonio de Rojas Manrique
Patriarch of the West Indies
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ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseBishop of Burgos
In office1524–1527
PredecessorNone
SuccessorEsteban Gabriel Merino
Personal details
Died27 June 1527
Burgos, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Previous post(s)Bishop of Mallorca (1496–1507)
Archbishop of Granada (1507–1524)
Bishop of Palencia (1524–1525)
Bishop of Burgos (1525–1527)

Antonio de Rojas Manrique (died 27 June 1527) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of the West Indies (1524–1527),[1] Bishop of Burgos (1525–1527),[2] Bishop of Palencia (1524–1525),[3] Archbishop of Granada (1507–1524),[4] Bishop of Mallorca (1496–1507),[5][6] and President of the Council of Castile (1519–1524).

Biography[]

In 1496, Antonio de Rojas Manrique was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Alexander VI as Bishop of Mallorca.[5][6][7][8] He was one of the three ambassadors to England that left on 26 August 1501 to accompany princess Catherine of Aragon on her marriage to Arthur, Prince of Wales. The others were Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Mendoza, 3rd Count of Cabra, and Alonso de Fonseca, archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.[9] In 1507, he was appointed by Pope Julius II as Archbishop of Granada.[4][7] In 1524, he was appointed by Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Palencia and the first Patriarch of the West Indies.[1][3][7] On 3 July 1525, he was appointed by Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Burgos.[2][7] He served as Bishop of Burgos and Patriarch of West Indies until his death on 27 June 1527.[1][2][7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 213. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 142–143. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 267. (in Latin)
  4. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 204–205. (in Latin)
  5. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 184. (in Latin)
  6. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 233. (in Latin)
  7. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Patriarch Antonio de Rojas Manrique". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  8. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Patriarch Antonio de Rojas Manrique". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  9. ^ Molina Recio, Raúl (2018), Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Mendoza (in Spanish), Real Academia de la Historia, retrieved 2019-08-11

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
 Bishop of Mallorca
1496–1507 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Granada
1507–1524 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Bishop of Palencia
1524–1525 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Burgos
1525–1527 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
 Patriarch of the West Indies
1524–1527 		Succeeded by
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