Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides (24 August 1594 – 26 July 1652) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca
The Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. The cathedral church is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in the episcopal see of Oaxaca. It was erected ...
(1639–1652).
Biography
Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides was born in
Madrid
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,
Spain
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on 24 August 1594. On 27 June 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Urban VIII
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as
Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca
The Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. The cathedral church is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in the episcopal see of Oaxaca. It was erected ...
Archbishop of Lima
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, with
Antonio Corderiña Vega
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,
Bishop of Santa Marta
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History
* January 10, 1534: Established as Diocese of Santa Marta from the Diocese of San ...
, and
Francisco de la Serna
Francisco de la Serna, O.E.S.A. (1568 – April 1647) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Paz (1645–1647), Bishop of Popayán (1638–1645), and Bishop of Paraguay (1635–1638). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Francisco de la ...
,
Bishop of Popayán
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, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Bishop of Antequera until his death on 26 July 1652.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of
Bartolomé González Soltero
Bartolomé González Soltero (1580 – 25 February 1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1641–1650).