Martín de Espinosa y Monzó (1614–1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Comayagua
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa (1916 established, successor to the Diocese of Comayagua, erected 1561) is the only Metropolitan see in Honduras, whose ecclesiastical province covers the whole country.
(1672–1676). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Martín de Espinosa y Monzó was born in Valladolid, México in 1614. On 12 September 1672, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement X
Pope Clement X ( la, Clemens X; it, Clemente X; 13 July 1590 – 22 July 1676), born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 April 1670 to his death in July 1676. Elected pope at ag ...
as
Bishop of Comayagua
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa (1916 established, successor to the Diocese of Comayagua, erected 1561) is the only Metropolitan see in Honduras, whose ecclesiastical province covers the whole country.
. In 1673, he was
consecrated
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...