Luis Jiménez (1586–1636) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Ugento The Italian Catholic Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca ( la, Dioecesis Uxentina-S. Mariae Leucadensis) in Apulia, has existed under this name since 1959. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lecce. The historic Diocese of Ugento has existe ...

(1627–1636). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Luis Jiménez was born in

Cuenca, Spain Cuenca () is a city and municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. It is the capital of the province of Cuenca. Etymology Its name may derive from the Latin ''conca'' meaning "river basin", referring t ...

and ordained a priest in the

Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives ( la, Ordo Beatae Mariae de Mercede Redemptionis Captivorum, abbreviated O. de M.), also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic mendicant order es ...

. On 3 June 1627, he was selected (nominated) as

by King

Philip IV of Spain Philip IV ( es, Felipe, pt, Filipe; 8 April 160517 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: ''Rey Planeta''), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered f ...

, and, on 30 August 1627, confirmed by

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 ...

. On 8 September 1627, he was consecrated bishop by Cosimo de Torres,

Cardinal-Priest A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...

of San Pancrazio with

Giuseppe Acquaviva Giuseppe Acquaviva (died 1634) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Thebae (1621–1634). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 9 August 1621, Giuseppe Acquaviva was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Titular A ...

Titular Archbishop 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 ''Thebae'', and

Francesco Nappi (bishop) Francesco Nappi (1584 – November 1628) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Polignano (1619–1628).

Bishop of Polignano The Diocese of Polignano or Diocese of Polinianum (Latin: ''Dioecesis Polinianensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Polignano in the province of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy, located on the Adriatic Sea. In 1818, the diocese ...

, as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Ugento until his death in 1636.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 1586 births 1636 deaths 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII Mercedarian bishops People from Cuenca, Spain {{Italy-RC-bishop-stub