Luís de la Fuente (bishop)
Most Reverend Luís de la Fuente | |
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Bishop of Nicaragua | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Nicaragua |
In office | 1564–1566 |
Predecessor | Lázaro Carrasco |
Successor | Pedro Gómez de Córdoba |
Personal details | |
Died | Dec 1566 León, Nicaragua |
Luís de la Fuente or Luís de la Fuentes was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1564–1566).[1][2]
Biography[]
On 28 Apr 1564, Luís de la Fuente was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1][3] While bishop, he presided over the merger of Costa Rica and Nicaragua into a single ecclesiastical jurisdiction.[2] On 6 Jul 1565, he was consecrated bishop.[3] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death in Dec 1566.[1][3]
References[]
- ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 256–257.
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has extra text (help) (in Latin) - ^ a b Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
- ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Luís de la Fuente (Fuentes)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources[]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of León (Nicaragua)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Categories:
- 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Nicaragua
- Bishops appointed by Pope Pius IV
- 1566 deaths
- Roman Catholic bishops of León in Nicaragua
- North American Roman Catholic bishop stubs
- Nicaraguan people stubs