Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz

Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz (1589 – 4 July 1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1649–1653).[1]

Most Reverend

Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Santiago de Cuba
In office1649–1653
PredecessorMartín de Zelaya y Oláriz
SuccessorJuan de Montiel
Orders
Consecration19 February 1651
by Miguel de Poblete Casasola
Personal details
Born1589
Died4 July 1653
Santiago, Cuba

Biography

Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz was born in México in 1589.[2]

On 13 September 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[1][2]

On 19 February 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Miguel de Poblete Casasola, Archbishop of Manila, assisted by Father Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin.[2]

He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death on 4 July 1653.[2]

While a priest, he assisted in the consecration of Diego de Guevara y Estrada, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1642).[2]

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 206. (in Latin)
  2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]


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