Fernando Núñez Sagredo (died 31 March 1639) 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 ...

(1631–1639). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Fernando Núñez Sagredo was ordained a priest in the Order of the Most Holy Trinity. On 3 December 1631, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII ( la, Urbanus VIII; it, Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in July 1644. As po ...

. On 8 July 1633, he was consecrated bishop by

Luis de Cañizares Luis de Cañizares, O.M. (1580 – 4 July 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Comayagua (1629–1645) and Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1624–1628). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' Biography Luis de Cañizares was born in ...

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 on 31 March 1639.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Nicaragua Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII 1639 deaths Trinitarian bishops Roman Catholic bishops of León in Nicaragua {{RC-bishop-stub