Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides
Roman Catholic prelate
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Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides (24 August 1594 – 26 July 1652) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1639–1652).
Most Reverend Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca |
| In office | 1639–1652 |
| Predecessor | Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal |
| Successor | Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1640 by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1594 |
| Died | 26 July 1652 (aged 57) |
Biography
Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides was born in Madrid, Spain on 24 August 1594.[1] On 27 June 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca.[1] In 1640, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco, Archbishop of Lima, with Antonio Corderiña Vega, Bishop of Santa Marta, and Francisco de la Serna, Bishop of Popayán, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Antequera until his death on 26 July 1652.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Bartolomé González Soltero, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1643).[1]
