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).
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Biography
Francisco de Zamudio y Avendaño was born in Portilla on 7 January 1570 and ordained a priest in the
Order of Saint Augustine.
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On 10 July 1628, 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 ...
as
Bishop of Nueva Caceres.
On 29 June 1629, he was
consecrated
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...
bishop.
He served as Bishop of Nueva Caceres until his death on 10 July 1639.
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17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines
Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII
1570 births
1639 deaths
Augustinian bishops
People from the Province of Cuenca
Roman Catholic bishops of Cáceres
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