Luis de Morales (1618–1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1661–1679)."Bishop Luis de Morales, O.S.A."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 12, 2016 De Morales was born in Belmonte,

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, in 1618 and ordained a priest in the

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. On 5 September 1661, he was appointed during the papacy of

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as the Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo and the

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of ''Troas''. He served as the Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo until his death in 1679.He was 61 years old.

Episcopal succession

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1618 births 1679 deaths 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VII Augustinian bishops {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub