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Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Early life
Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga was born in Benavides de Orvigo,
Spain
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on 5 Aug 1574 (or 3 Aug 1576), as illegitimate son of
Juan Alonso Pimentel de Herrera
Juan Alonso Pimentel de Herrera (baptisised 29 June 1553 – 7 November 1621) was a Knight of the Order of Santiago, Grandee of Spain, 5th Duke of Benavente, 8th Count of Mayorga, 3rd Count of Villalón, President of the Council of Italy, 15th ...
He was ordained a priest on 29 July 1619. On 29 July 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul V
Pope Paul V (; ) (17 September 1552 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death, in January 1621. In 1611, he honored Galileo Galilei as a mem ...
Juan Portocarrero
Juan Portocarrero, O.F.M. (died 8 March 1631) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Almería (1602–1631).
,
Bishop of Almería
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, serving as co-consecrator.
On 13 February 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XV
Pope Gregory XV (; ; 9 January 1554 – 8 July 1623), born Alessandro Ludovisi, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 February 1621 until his death in 1623. He is notable for founding the Congregation for the ...
as Bishop of Cuenca.
He served as Bishop of Cuenca until his death on 11 June 1653.
He was also President of the Council of Aragon between 1628 and 1632.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:
* Garcerán Albañell,
Archbishop of Granada
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Archbishop of Granada
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Bishop of Oviedo
The Archdiocese of Oviedo (; Asturleonese: ''Archidiócesis d'Uviéu'') is a Latin Church Archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Spain.Domingo Pimentel Zúñiga,
Bishop of Osma
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(1631).
See also
*
Catholic Church in Spain
The Spanish Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Spain, is part of the Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Holy See, Rome, and the Spanish Episcopal Conference.
The Spanish Constitution of 1978 establishes the non- ...