Francisco de la Cámara y Raya (died 18 August 1624) was a

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

prelate who served as Bishop of Panamá (1612–1624). ''(in Latin)''Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) , P. 41-47Los Obispos Latinoamericanos - Defensa Del Indio
P. 42-45 , retrieved November 17, 2015

Biography

Francisco de la Cámara y Raya was born in

Granada Granada ( ; ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence ...

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and ordained a priest in the

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. On November 27, 1612,

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 ...

, appointed him Bishop of Panamá. In 1614, he was consecrated bishop by

Juan Bartolomé de Bohorquez e Hinojosa Juan Bartolome de Bohórquez e Hinojosa, OP (24 August 1542 – September, 1633) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera (1617–1633) and Bishop of Coro (1611–1617). Biography Juan Bartolome de Bohórquez e Hinojosa ...

, Bishop of Coro. He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on August 18, 1624.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 1624 deaths Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V Dominican bishops 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Panama Clergy from Granada Roman Catholic bishops of Panamá {{Panama-RC-bishop-stub