Francisco Manuel de Zúñiga Sotomayor y Mendoza

Francisco Manuel de Zúñiga Sotomayor y Mendoza, O.S.A. (1646–1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1695–1712).[1]

Most Reverend Francisco Manuel de Zúñiga Sotomayor y Mendoza
Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo
In office	1695–1712
Predecessor	José González Blázquez
Successor	José Díez Santos de San Pedro
Orders
Consecration	Federico Caccia by 19 June 1695
Personal details
Born	11 October 1646 San Esteban de la Sierra, Spain
Died	14 December 1712 (age 66) Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

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]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 159. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco Manuel de Zúñiga Sotomayor y Mendoza, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^{self-published}

External links and additional sources

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