García Gil Manrique

On 5 March 1618, García Gil Manrique was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca and Titular Bishop of Utica.[1] On 29 April 1618, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati with Francesco Sacrati (cardinal), Titular Archbishop of Damascus, and Cesare Ventimiglia, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 30 August 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Gerona.[1] On 28 November 1633, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Barcelona.[1] He served as Bishop of Barcelona until his death in 1655.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[1]

• Ramón Sentmenat y Lanuza, Bishop of Vic (1640);
• Damián Lopez de Haro y Villarda, Bishop of Puerto Rico (1644);

and the principal co-consecrator of:[1]

• Juan de la Torre Ayala, Bishop of Orense (1622);
• Fernando Valdés Llano, Bishop of Teruel (1625);
• Miguel Ayala, Bishop of Palencia (1625);
• Gutiérrez Bernardo de Quirós (Quiróz), Bishop of Tlaxcala (1626);
• Baltasar Borja, Bishop of Mallorca (1626);
• Sebastião de Matos de Noronha, Bishop of Elvas (1626); and
• Juan Pereda Gudiel, Bishop of Oviedo (1627).

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Cuenca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Cuenca (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}