Francisco Trujillo Garcia

Most Reverend
Francisco Trujillo Garcia
Bishop of León
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of León
In office 1578-1592
Predecessor Juan de San Millán
Successor Juan Alonso Moscoso
Orders
Consecration 1578
by Filippo Sega
Personal details
Born 1519
Cañicera, Spain
Died 14 Nov 1592 (age 73)
León, Spain

Francisco Trujillo Garcia (1519 - 14 Nov 1592) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of León (1578-1592).[1][2][3]

Biography

Francisco Trujillo Garcia was born in Cañicera, Spain in 1519.[1] On 5 Sep 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of León.[1] In 1578, he was consecrated bishop by Filippo Sega, Bishop of Piacenza, with Diego de Simancas, Bishop of Zamora, and Diego de la Calzada, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of León until his death on 14 Nov 1592.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Juan Ruiz Agüero, Bishop of Zamora (1584), and Pedro Castro Quiñones, Archbishop of Granada (1590).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Francisco Trujillo Garcia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2015
  3. "Diocese of León" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Juan de San Millán
Bishop of León
1578-1592
Succeeded by
Juan Alonso Moscoso
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