Joaquín Canaves (8 January 1640 – 3 June 1721) was a

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prelate who served as the Bishop of Malta from 1713 till 1721."Bishop Joaquín Canaves, O.S.Io.Hieros."
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Biography

Canaves was born in Pollença, Majorca in

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. On 24 February 1679 he was ordained priest of the

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. On 30 August 1713 Pope Clement XI appointed him as the successor of Bishop

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. He was consecrated bishop by Cardinal Francesco Acquaviva on 10 September and formally installed on 4 October the same year. He spent the remaining 7 years as bishop of Malta until 3 June 1721, when he died at the age of 81.

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1640 births 1721 deaths People from Mallorca Knights of Malta Spanish Roman Catholic bishops Knights Hospitaller bishops 18th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Malta Bishops of Malta {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub

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