Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola

Most Reverend Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola
Archbishop of Burgos
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Burgos
In office	1640–1655
Predecessor	Fernando Andrade Sotomayor
Successor
Orders
Consecration	April 12, 1628 by Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo
Personal details
Born	1587 Cañas, La Rioja, Spain
Died	December 27, 1655 (age 68) Burgos, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Mexico (1627–1634) Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena (1637–1640)

Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola (1587 – December 27, 1655) was a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Burgos (1640–1655), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena (1637–1640), and as Archbishop of Mexico (1627–1634).^[1][2]

Biography[]

Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola was born in Cañas, La Rioja, Spain.^[1][2] On August 9, 1627, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Mexico.^[1] April 12, 1628, he was consecrated bishop by Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo, Bishop of Michoacán.^[1] He served as Archbishop of Mexico until his resignation on July 20, 1634.^[1] On October 5, 1637, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena.^[1] On October 8, 1640, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Burgos where he served until his death on December 27, 1655.^[1]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of , Bishop of Orense (1637); Pedro Luis Manso Zuñiga, Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos (1648); and , Bishop of Lugo (1652).^[1]

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External links and additional sources[]

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of México". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of México". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Cartagena". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Cartagena". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Burgos". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}