Francisco Sánchez Villanueva Y Vega
Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega (1581–1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Islas Canarias, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Islas Canarias (1635–1651), Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mazara del Vallo (1630–1635), and Archbishop of Taranto (1627–1630)."Archdiocese of Taranto"
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Biography

Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega was born in Madrid, Spain in January 1581. Wikipedia:SPS, ...
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ...
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