Luís de la Fuente (bishop)

Most Reverend
Luís de la Fuente
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Nicaragua
In office 1564–1566
Predecessor Lázaro Carrasco
Successor Pedro Gómez de Córdoba
Personal details
Died Dec 1566
León, Nicaragua

Luís de la Fuente or Luís de la Fuentes was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1564–1566).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

On 28 Apr 1564, Luís de la Fuente was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1] While bishop, he presided over the merger of Costa Rica and Nicaragua into a single ecclesiastical jurisdiction.[4] On 6 Jul 1565, he was consecrated bishop.[1] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death in Dec 1566.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bishop Luís de la Fuente (Fuentes)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  3. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Lázaro Carrasco
Bishop of Nicaragua
1564–1566
Succeeded by
Pedro Gómez de Córdoba


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