Francisco Garcia de Padilla
| Most Reverend Francisco Garcia de Padilla | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Santo Domingo | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Santo Domingo |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Alejandro Geraldini |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 2 May 1512 |
| Personal details | |
| Died |
1515 Santo Domingo |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Previous post | Bishop of Bayuna (1504-1511) |
Francisco Garcia de Padilla, O.F.M. (Died 1515) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santo Domingo (1511-1515) and as Bishop of Bayuna (1504-1511),[1] one of the first three Roman Catholic bishops in the New World.
Biography
Francisco Garcia de Padilla was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[1] On November 15, 1504, he was appointed the first and only Bishop of Bayuna.[1] The Diocese of Bayuna (located at Lares de Guahaba) was one three dioceses - the other two being the Diocese of Magua, located at Concepción de La Vega, and the Archdiocese of Hyaguata, located at Santo Domingo) - created in the New World by a Papal Bull Illius fulciti issued by Pope Julius II.[2][3] The Bull never went into effect due to the objection of Ferdinand II of Aragon who opposed that the Bull gave the dioceses the right to receive a portion of the earnings from the gold and precious stones discovered in the territory.[2] On August 8, 1511, Pope Julius II issued a new Papal Bull Pontifax Romanus which extinguished the previously granted ecclesiastical province and its dioceses and reassigned their delegated bishops.
On 13 Aug 1511, Francisco Garcia de Padilla, Bishop Elect of Bayuna, was reassigned to the Diocese of Santo Domingo.[2] His compatriots, Father Alonso Manso, Bishop Elect of Magua, was reassigned to the Diocese of Puerto Rico; and Pedro Suárez de Deza, Bishop Elect of Hyaguata, was reassigned to the Diocese of Concepción de la Vega.[2] On 2 May 1512, he was consecrated bishop.[1] He served as Bishop of Santo Domingo until his death in 1515.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Francisco Garcia de Padilla, O.F.M." retrieved January 22, 2016
- 1 2 3 4 Herbermann, Charles G. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church. CATHOLIC WAY PUBLISHING. p. 292.
- ↑ Schwaller, John Frederick (February 2011). The History of the Catholic Church in Latin America: From Conquest to Revolution and Beyond. New York University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0814783603.
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by None |
Bishop of Bayuna 1504-1511 |
Succeeded by None |
| Preceded by None |
Bishop of Santo Domingo 1511-1515 |
Succeeded by Alejandro Geraldini |