Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga
Appearance
Most Reverend Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga | |
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Bishop of Cuenca | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Cuenca |
In office | 1623–1653 |
Predecessor | Andrés Pacheco |
Successor | Juan Francisco Pacheco |
Orders | |
Ordination | 29 Jul 1619 |
Consecration | 8 Dec 1619 by Fernando Acevedo González |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 Aug 1574 Benavides de Orvigo, Spain |
Died | 11 Jun 1653 (age 78) Cuenca, Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Valladolid (1619–1623) |
Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga (1574–1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1623–1653) and Bishop of Valladolid (1619–1623).[1][2][3]
Biography
Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga was born in Benavides de Orvigo, Spain on 5 Aug 1574 and ordained a priest on 29 Jul 1619 .[1] On 29 Jul 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Valladolid.[1] On 8 Dec 1619, he was consecrated bishop by Fernando Acevedo González, Archbishop of Burgos, with Juan Portocarrero, Bishop of Almería, serving as co-consecrator.[1] On 13 Feb 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Cuenca.[1] He served as Bishop of Cuenca until his death on 11 Jun 1653.[1]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[1]
- Garcerán Albañell, Archbishop of Granada (1621);
- Juan de la Torre Ayala, Archbishop of Granada (1622);
- Juan Pereda Gudiel, Bishop of Oviedo (1627); and
- Domingo Pimentel Zúñiga, Bishop of Osma (1631).
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Valladolid" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Cuenca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Cuenca (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]