Jerónimo Manrique de Lara (bishop of Salamanca)

Jerónimo Manrique de Lara[1] or Jerónimo Manrique Figueroa[2] (1530–1593) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Salamanca (1579–1593).[3][1][4][2]

Most Reverend

Jerónimo Manrique de Lara
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Salamanca
In office1579–1593
PredecessorFernando Tricio Arenzana
SuccessorPedro Junco Posada
Orders
Consecration29 Mar 1579
by Martín de Córdoba Mendoza
Personal details
Born1530
Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Died19 Sep 1593 (age 63)
Salamanca, Spain
NationalitySpanish

Biography

Jerónimo Manrique de Lara was born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain in 1530,[1][2] the son of Manrique de Aguayo and Juana de Figueroa.[5] On 9 Jan 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Salamanca.[3][1][2] On 29 Mar 1579, he was consecrated bishop by Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, Bishop of Córdoba, with Francisco Pacheco de Córdoba, Bishop of Málaga, and Diego de Simancas, Bishop of Zamora, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Salamanca until his death on 19 Sep 1593.[1][2] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro Vélez Guevara, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1584); and Pedro Castro Quiñones, Archbishop of Granada (1590).[1]

References

  1. "Bishop Jerónimo Manrique de Lara" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Salamanca" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 289. (in Latin)
  4. "Diocese of Salamanca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. Redel y Aguilar, Enrique (1909). Ambrosio de Morales, estudio biográfico. Impr. del Diario. p. 192.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Fernando Tricio Arenzana
Bishop of Salamanca
1579–1593
Succeeded by
Pedro Junco Posada


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