Francisco Suárez de Villegas
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Francisco Suárez de Villegas, O. Carm. (died 1664) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Memphis (1649–1664).[1]
Most Reverend Francisco Suárez de Villegas | |
|---|---|
| Titular Bishop of Memphis | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1649–1664 |
| Predecessor | Jacobus Wemmers |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 24 November 1611 |
| Consecration | 21 December 1649 by Giulio Roma |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 17 April 1664 |
Biography
Francisco Suárez de Villegas was born in Lisbon, Portugal and ordained a priest in the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel on 24 November 1611.[2] On 9 December 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Vicar Apostolic and Titular Bishop of Memphis.[1][2] On 21 December 1649, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Roma, Bishop of Tivoli, with Onorato Onorati, Bishop of Urbania e Sant'Angelo in Vado, and Francesco Visconti, Bishop of Cremona, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Vicar Apostolic and Titular Bishop of Memphis until his death on 17 April 1664.[1][2]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Flaminio Marcellino, Bishop of Cesena (1655);
- Francesco de Estrada, Archbishop of Brindisi (1659);
- Attilio Pietrasanta, Bishop of Vigevano (1659); and
- Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas, Bishop of Ugento (1659).
