Manuel de la Torre Gutiérrez

Manuel de la Torre Gutiérrez, O. de M. (1635–1694) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Lanciano (1688–1694).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Manuel de la Torre Gutiérrez
Archbishop of Lanciano
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Lanciano
In office1688–1694
PredecessorFrancesco Antonio Carafa
SuccessorGiovanni Andrea Monreale
Orders
Consecration24 August 1688
by Carlo Pio di Savoia
Personal details
Born18 June 1635
Died21 July 1694 (age 59)
Lanciano, Italy

Biography

Manuel de la Torre Gutiérrez was born in Alcalá de Henares, Spain on 18 June 1635 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy.[2] On 9 August 1688, he was appointed Archbishop of Lanciano by Pope Innocent XI.[1][2]

On 24 August 1688, he was consecrated bishop by Carlo Pio di Savoia, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina, with Pietro de Torres, Archbishop of Dubrovnik, and Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, serving as co-consecrators.[2]

He served as Archbishop of Lanciano until his death on 21 July 1694.[2]

References

  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 235. (in Latin)
  2. "Archbishop Manuel de la Torre Gutiérrez, O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 19, 2017


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