Felipe Tarsis de Acuña

Most Reverend
Felipe Tarsis de Acuña
Archbishop of Granada
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Granada
In office 1616–1620
Predecessor Pedro González de Mendoza
Successor Garcerán Albañell
Personal details
Born 1548
Valladolid, Spain
Died 20 Jun 1620 (age 72)
Granada, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Palencia (1608–1616)

Felipe Tarsis de Acuña, O.S. (1548–1620) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Granada (1616–1620) and Bishop of Palencia (1608–1616).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Biography

Felipe Tarsis de Acuña was born in Valladolid, Spain in 1548 and ordained a priest in the Order of Santiago.[1][2] On 11 Feb 1608, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Palencia.[1][2] On 24 Feb 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Granada.[1][2] He served as Archbishop of Granada until his death on 20 Jun 1620.[1][2] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alonso González Aguilar, Bishop of León (1613).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Archbishop Felipe Tarsis de Acuña, O.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 19, 2016
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Felipe Tarsis de Acuña, O.S." GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 19, 2016
  3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Granada" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 15, 2016
  4. "Archdiocese of Granada" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 15, 2016
  5. "Diocese of Palencia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  6. "Diocese of Palencia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Martín Aspi Sierra
Bishop of Palencia
1608–1616
Succeeded by
José González Díez
Preceded by
Pedro González de Mendoza
Archbishop of Granada
1616–1620
Succeeded by
Garcerán Albañell
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