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Francisco de Zamudio y Avendaño

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Most Reverend

Francisco de Zamudio y Avendaño
Bishop of Nueva Caceres
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Nueva Caceres
In office1628–1639
PredecessorLuis de Cañizares
SuccessorNicolás de Zaldívar y Zapata
Orders
Consecration29 June 1629
Personal details
Born7 January 1570
Died27 April 1639 (age 69)
Nueva Caceres, Captaincy General of the Philippines

Francisco de Zamudio y Avendaño, O.S.A. (7 January 1570 – 27 April 1639) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1628–1639).[1]

Biography

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Francisco de Zamudio y Avendaño was born in Portilla on 7 January 1570 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 10 July 1628, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nueva Caceres.[1][2] On 29 June 1629, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of Nueva Caceres until his death on 10 July 1639.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 125. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco de Zamudio y Avendaño, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Nueva Caceres
1628–1639
Succeeded by