Francisco Manuel de Zúñiga Sotomayor y Mendoza

Francisco Manuel de Zúñiga Sotomayor y Mendoza was born in San Esteban de la Sierra, Spain, on 11 October 1646 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.^[2] On 21 March 1695, he was appointed by Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo.^[1][2] On 19 June 1695, he was consecrated bishop by Federico Caccia, Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia, with Antonio Pascual, Bishop of Vic, and Francisco Zapata Vera y Morales, Titular Bishop of Dara, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo until his death on 14 December 1712.^[1][2]

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