Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina

Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina
Most Reverend; Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina
	Bishop of Tlaxcala
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Tlaxcala
In office	1572–1576
Predecessor	Fernando de Villagómez
Successor	Diego de Romano y Govea
Personal details
Born	Córdoba, Spain
Died	17 July 1576; Puebla, Mexico

Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S. (died 1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1572–1576) and Bishop of Michoacán (1566–1572).[1][2]

Biography

Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina was born in Córdoba, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Santiago.[2] On 15 May 1566, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Michoacán.[2] On 10 December 1572, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Tlaxcala and installed on 8 October 1573.[2] He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on 17 July 1576.[2] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro de Moya y Contreras, Archbishop of México (1573); and the principal co-consecrator of Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega, Bishop of Michoacán (1574).[2]

References

Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 239 and 341. (in Latin)
"Bishop Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Morelia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Vasco de Quiroga	Bishop of Michoacán 1566–1572	Succeeded by Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega
Preceded by Fernando de Villagómez	Bishop of Tlaxcala 1572–1576	Succeeded by Diego de Romano y Govea

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[HierarchiaIII-1] Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 239 and 341. (in Latin)

[CathHierAntRuMorMol-2] "Bishop Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016