Francisco Delgado López (1514 – 2 October 1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Jaén 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 ...

(1566–1576) and

Bishop of Lugo __NOTOC__ The Catholic Diocese of Lugo is one of the five Roman Catholic sees within Galicia, in north-western Spain, and one of the four suffragans in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.

(1561–1566)."Bishop Francisco Delgado López"
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retrieved November 1, 2016

Biography

Francisco Delgado López was born in Villapun in 1514. On 13 June 1561, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Pius IV Pope Pius IV ( it, Pio IV; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death in December 1565. Born in Milan, his family considered ...

. On 11 January 1562, he was consecrated bishop by

Diego Ramírez Sedeño de Fuenleal Diego Ramírez Sedeño de Fuenleal (1524 – 27 January 1573) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pamplona (1561–1573).Bishop of Pamplona The Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela ( la, Pampilonen(sis) et Tudelen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the cities of Pamplona and Tudela in Spain.

, with Luis Suárez, Bishop of Dragonara, and

Rodrigo Vázquez Rodrigo Vázquez was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Massa Marittima (1551–1562?).

Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

of ''Troas'', serving as co-consecrators. On 26 April 1566, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Pius V Pope Pius V ( it, Pio V; 17 January 1504 – 1 May 1572), born Antonio Ghislieri (from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri, O.P.), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1566 to his death in May 1572. He is v ...

. He served as Bishop of Jaén until his death on 2 October 1576.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Castile 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain Bishops appointed by Pope Pius IV Bishops appointed by Pope Pius V 1514 births 1576 deaths {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub