Jerónimo Manrique de Lara (bishop of Salamanca)
Jerónimo Manrique de Lara[1] or Jerónimo Manrique Figueroa[2] (1530–1593) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Salamanca (1579–1593).[3][1][4][2]
Most Reverend Jerónimo Manrique de Lara | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Salamanca |
| In office | 1579–1593 |
| Predecessor | Fernando Tricio Arenzana |
| Successor | Pedro Junco Posada |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 29 Mar 1579 by Martín de Córdoba Mendoza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1530 Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain |
| Died | 19 Sep 1593 (age 63) Salamanca, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Biography
Jerónimo Manrique de Lara was born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain in 1530,[1][2] the son of Manrique de Aguayo and Juana de Figueroa.[5] On 9 Jan 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Salamanca.[3][1][2] On 29 Mar 1579, he was consecrated bishop by Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, Bishop of Córdoba, with Francisco Pacheco de Córdoba, Bishop of Málaga, and Diego de Simancas, Bishop of Zamora, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Salamanca until his death on 19 Sep 1593.[1][2] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro Vélez Guevara, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1584); and Pedro Castro Quiñones, Archbishop of Granada (1590).[1]
References
- "Bishop Jerónimo Manrique de Lara" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
- "Diocese of Salamanca" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 289. (in Latin)
- "Diocese of Salamanca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- Redel y Aguilar, Enrique (1909). Ambrosio de Morales, estudio biográfico. Impr. del Diario. p. 192.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Fernando Tricio Arenzana |
Bishop of Salamanca 1579–1593 |
Succeeded by Pedro Junco Posada |