Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera

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Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera
Bishop of Puerto Rico
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Puerto Rico
PredecessorAlonso Manso
SuccessorFrancisco Andrés de Carvajal
Orders
Consecrationby Francisco Mendoza
Personal details
BornSanto Domingo
Died1570
Previous post(s)Bishop of Coro (1531–1532)

Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera (died 1570) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Puerto Rico (1541–1567)[1] and the first Bishop of Coro (1531–1532).[2]

Biography[]

Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera was born in Santo Domingo.[3] On June 21, 1531, and confirmed by Pope Clement VII as the first Bishop of Coro.[2][4] On June 30, 1532, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Mendoza, Bishop of Zamora.[3][4] On July 6, 1541, he was appointed by Pope Paul III as the second Bishop of Puerto Rico.[1][3][4] On May 6, 1567, he resigned as Bishop of Puerto Rico.[1][3][4] He died in 1570.[3][4]

He was the principal consecrator of Alfonso de Fuenmayor, the fifth Bishop of Santo Domingo.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 278. |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 329–330. |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Bishop Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. [self-published]
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. [self-published]

External links and additional sources[]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
None
Bishop of Coro
1531–1532
Succeeded by
Miguel Jerónimo de Ballesteros
Preceded by
Alonso Manso
Bishop of Puerto Rico
1541–1567
Succeeded by
Francisco Andrés de Carvajal


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