O. Carm.
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(died 1664) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Titular Bishop
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of ''Memphis'' (1649–1664). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Francisco Suárez de Villegas was born in
Lisbon
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,
Portugal
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on 24 November 1611.
On 9 December 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as
Vicar Apostolic
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and
Titular Bishop
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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 ''Memphis''.
On 21 December 1649, he was
consecrated
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bishop by
Giulio Roma
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Roma was born 16 September 1584 in Milan, one of 16 children born to noble parents. He was educated at the University o ...
Onorato Onorati
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,
Bishop of Urbania e Sant'Angelo in Vado
The former Italian Catholic Diocese of Urbania and Sant’Angelo in Vado, in the Marche, existed from 1636 to 1986. In the latter year, it was united into the Archdiocese of Urbino, to form the Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado.< ...
co-consecrators
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.
He served as Vicar Apostolic and Titular Bishop of ''Memphis'' until his death on 17 April 1664.
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