Manuel Quintano Bonifaz
Manuel Quintano Bonifaz (1699–1774) was a Spanish cleric who was Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1755 to 1774.
Biography[]
Manuel Quintano Bonifaz was born in Salas de los Infantes in 1699.[1] He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo on January 20, 1749, becoming Titular Bishop of Farsala at the same time.[1] He was consecrated as a bishop by Cardinal Enrico Enríquez on March 16, 1749.[1] He became Grand Inquisitor of Spain in 1755 and would hold this post until 1774.[2] He also became Apostolic Administrator of Toledo at this time.[1] He was also Director of the Biblioteca Nacional de España from 1755 to 1761.[2] He died on December 18, 1774.[1]
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- 1699 births
- 1774 deaths
- Spanish Roman Catholic titular bishops
- Grand Inquisitors of Spain
- 18th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain