Jerónimo Albornoz

Jerónimo Albornoz, O.F.M. (1530–1574) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1570–1574).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend

Jerónimo Albornoz
Bishop of Córdoba
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Córdoba
In office1570–1574
PredecessorFrancisco Beaumonte
SuccessorJerónimo de Villa Carrillo
Orders
Consecration22 July 1571
by Francisco Pacheco de Villena
Personal details
Born1530
Spain
Died27 October 1574
Córdoba, Argentina
NationalitySpanish

Biography

Jerónimo Albornoz was born in Spain in 1530 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[4] On 27 August 1570, he was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Córdoba and confirmed by Pope Pius V on 8 November 1570.[1][4] On 22 July 1571, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Pacheco de Villena, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, with Balduino de Balduinis, Bishop of Aversa, and Antonio Rodríguez de Pazos y Figueroa, Bishop of Patti, with serving as co-consecrators.[4] He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death on 27 October 1574.[4]

References

  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 320. (in Latin)
  2. "Diocese of Santiago del Estero" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2015
  3. "Archdiocese of Córdoba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. retrieved March 19, 2016
  4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Jerónimo Albornoz, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Francisco Beaumonte
Bishop of Córdoba
1570–1574
Succeeded by
Jerónimo de Villa Carrillo
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