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Álvaro de Mendoza (bishop)

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Most Reverend

Álvaro de Mendoza
Bishop of Jaca
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Jaca
In office1628–1631
PredecessorJosé Palafox Palafox
SuccessorVicente Domec
Previous post(s)Bishop of L'Aquila (1622–1628)
Orders
Consecration20 November 1622
by Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Personal details
Died1631
Jaca, Spain

Álvaro de Mendoza, O.F.M. or Alvaro Mendoza (died 1631) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Jaca (1628–1631) and earlier as Bishop of L'Aquila (1622–1628).[1][2][3]

Biography

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Álvaro de Mendoza was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[1] On 14 November 1622, he was appointed Bishop of Aquila by Pope Paul V.[1] On 20 November 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati with Benedetto Bragadin, Archbishop of Corfu, and Cesare Ventimiglia, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 29 May 1628, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Jaca.[1] He served as Bishop of Jaca until his death in 1631.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Alvaro Mendoza, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016
  2. ^ "Diocese of Jacao" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 30, 2016
  3. ^ "Diocese of Jaca" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of L'Aquila". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of L'Aquila". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of L'Aquila
1622–1628
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Jaca
1628–1631
Succeeded by