Francisco de Mendavia (died 6 October 1540) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was the

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 ...

(1537–1540).

Biography

Francisco de Mendavia was ordained a monk in the

Order of Saint Jerome The Hieronymites, also formally known as the Order of Saint Jerome ( la, Ordo Sancti Hieronymi; abbreviated OSH), is a Catholic enclosed religious orders, cloistered religious order and a common name for several congregations of hermit monks livi ...

and served as prior of the Monastery of La Victoria in Salamanca. On 5 December 1537, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Paul III Pope Paul III ( la, Paulus III; it, Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death in November 1549. He came to ...

as Bishop of Nicaragua. On 2 August 1538, he was consecrated bishop, a post he held until his death on 6 October 1540.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Nicaragua 1540 deaths Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III Hieronymite bishops Roman Catholic bishops of León in Nicaragua {{RC-bishop-stub