Francisco Mendoza (bishop of Palencia)

On 6 November 1525, Francisco Mendoza was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Oviedo.^[3][4][5] On 3 April 1527, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Zamora.^[2][4] On 18 January 1534, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Palencia.^[1][4] He served as Bishop of Palencia until his death on 29 March 1536.^[1][4]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Fernando Valdés, Bishop of Elne (1529) and Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera, Bishop of Coro (1532); and was the principal co-consecrator of Tomás de Berlanga, Bishop of Panamá (1534).^[4]

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• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Oviedo (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Zamora". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
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• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Palencia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Palencia (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}