Benito Rodríguez Valtodano or Benito Rodríguez Baltodano (died 1629) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Nicaragua A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

(1620–1629). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Benito Rodríguez Valtodano was ordained a priest in the

Order of Saint Benedict The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict ( la, Ordo Sancti Benedicti, abbreviated as OSB), are a Christian monasticism, monastic Religious order (Catholic), religious order of the Catholic Church following the Rule of Saint Benedic ...

. On 27 August 1620, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by

Pope Gregory XV Pope Gregory XV ( la, Gregorius XV; it, Gregorio XV; 9 January 15548 July 1623), born Alessandro Ludovisi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 February 1621 to his death in July 1623. Biography Early life Al ...

on 17 March 1621 as

. In 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Alfonso del Galdo,

Bishop of Comayagua The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa (1916 established, successor to the Diocese of Comayagua, erected 1561) is the only Metropolitan see in Honduras, whose ecclesiastical province covers the whole country.

. He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death in 1629.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Nicaragua Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XV 1629 deaths Benedictine bishops Roman Catholic bishops of León in Nicaragua {{RC-bishop-stub