Francisco Javier Mier Campillo (1748–1818) was a

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who was

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from 1814 to 1818.

Biography

Francisco Javier Mier Campillo was born in Alles near Peñamellera Alta on February 18, 1748.Profile at catholic-hierarchy.org
/ref> He was appointed Bishop of Almería on May 24, 1802, and he was consecrated as a

in September 1802. When the

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was re-established in 1814, he became

of Spain, a post he held until his death. He resigned as Bishop of Almería on December 16, 1815. He died on May 20, 1818.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mier Campillo, Francisco Javier 1748 births 1818 deaths Grand Inquisitors of Spain 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain