Francisco de Vitoria (bishop)

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Most Reverend Francisco de Vitoria O.P.
Bishop of Córdoba
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Córdoba
In office	1578–1592
Predecessor
Successor	Fernando Trexo y Senabria
Orders
Consecration	18 November 1578
Personal details
Born	1540
Died	1592 Córdoba, Argentina
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Alma mater	Complutense University of Madrid

Don Fray Francisco de Vitoria, O.P. (1540 - 1592) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1578–1592).^[1][2][3]

Biography[]

Francisco de Vitoria attended Estudio de Escuelas Generales de Alcaláwas (Modern name Complutense University of Madrid).^[4] He was ordained as a priest in the Order of Preachers.^[5] On 13 January 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Córdoba.^[1][5] On 18 November 1578, he was consecrated bishop.^[5] He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death in 1592.^[5]

Family[]

De Vitoria's family was of Jewish heritage and his father, Duarte Nunez, was a New Christian.^[6] He was the brother of Abraham Curiel and the paternal uncle of Jacob Curiel.^[7]

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