Felipe Tarsis de Acuña, O.S. (1548 – 20 June 1620) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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Biography

Felipe Tarsis de Acuña was born in

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in 1548 and ordained a priest in the

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. On 11 February 1608, he was appointed during the papacy of

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as Bishop of Palencia. On 24 February 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as

. He served as Archbishop of Granada until his death on 20 June 1620. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alonso González Aguilar, Bishop of León (1613).

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarsis de Acuña, Felipe 17th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Spain Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V 1548 births 1620 deaths Archbishops of Granada