Francisco Suárez de Villegas

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]

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).

• Cheney, David M. "Memphis (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Memphis (Egypt)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}