Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga

Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga (1575 – 14 August 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mondoñedo (1638–1644).[1][2][3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Somoza Quiroga.
Most Reverend

Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga
Bishop of Mondoñedo
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseDiocese of Mondoñedo
In office1638–1644
PredecessorAntonio Valdés Herrera
SuccessorJuan Juániz de Echalar
Orders
Consecration23 January 1639
by Fernando Andrade Sotomayor
Personal details
Born1575
Santa María de Ferreira, Spain
Died14 August 1644 (age 69)
Mondoñedo, Spain

Biography

Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga was born in Santa María de Ferreira, Spain.[1] On 21 June 1638, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Mondoñedo.[1] On 23 January 1639, he was consecrated by Fernando Andrade Sotomayor, Archbishop of Burgos with Bartolomé Santos de Risoba, Bishop of León, and Cristóbal Guzmán Santoyo, Bishop of Palencia, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Mondoñedo until his death on 14 August 1644.[1] While bishop, he served as the primary co-consecrator of Diego Martínez Zarzosa, Bishop of Tui (1644).[1]

References
  1. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga" retrieved January 30, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Diocese of Mondoñedo–Ferrol" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016



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