Luis García Rodríguez

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Luis García Rodríguez
Bishop of Astorga
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Astorga
In office1637–1638
Predecessor
SuccessorDiego Salcedo Benacos
Orders
Ordination18 September 1604
Consecration21 September 1634
by Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega
Personal details
Died18 April 1638
Astorga, Spain

Luis García Rodríguez (died 1638) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Astorga (1637–1638) and Bishop of Orense (1634–1637).[1][2]

Biography[]

Luis García Rodríguez was ordained a priest on 18 September 1604.[2] On 23 January 1634, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Orense.[1][2] On 21 September 1634, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Juan Bravo Lagunas, Bishop Emeritus of Ugento, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 9 February 1637, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Astorga.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Astorga until his death on 18 April 1638.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 98, and 103. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Luis García Rodríguez" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bishop of Orense
1634–1637
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bishop of Astorga
1637–1638
Succeeded by
Diego Salcedo Benacos


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