Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa
Most Reverend Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa | |
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Bishop of Quito | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Quito |
In office | 1688–1702 |
Predecessor | Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro |
Successor | Diego Ladrón de Guevara |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1661 |
Consecration |
14 Apr 1680 by Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita |
Personal details | |
Born |
1632 Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
Died |
1702 (age 70) Quito, Ecuador |
Nationality | Spanish |
Previous post | Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (1679–1688) |
Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa (1632 – 1702) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Quito (1688–1702) and Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (1679–1688).[1][2][3][4][5]
Biography
Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa was born in Santiago de Compostela, Spain in 1632 and ordained a priest in 1661.[1] On 12 Jun 1679, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga.[1] On 14 Apr 1680, he was consecrated bishop by Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita, Bishop of Panamá.[1] On 15 Nov 1688, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Quito.[1] He served as Bishop of Quito until his death in 1702.[1]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Martín de Híjar y Mendoza, Bishop of Concepción (1694).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bishop Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ↑ "Archdiocese of Quito" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ↑ "Archdiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ayacucho" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles | ||
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Preceded by Cristóbal de Castilla y Zamora |
Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga 1679–1688 |
Succeeded by Francisco Luis de Bruna Rico |
Preceded by Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro |
Bishop of Quito 1688–1702 |
Succeeded by Diego Ladrón de Guevara |