Francisco del Rincón, OM (29 January 1650 – 28 June 1723) was a

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-born Minim

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and

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of the

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in the

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, in what is now the

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, and

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. From 1705 to 1714, Rincón was

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, and was appointed Archbishop of

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in 1714, but he declined to accept the position. In 1716, he was appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (now the Archdiocese of Bogotá), where he served until his death in 1723. He also had political influence in the

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, serving as President of the Royal Audience of Santafé de Bogotá from 1717 to 1718.

Biography

Early life and education

Rincón was born on 29 January 1650 in

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. He was educated at the

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, where he graduated with a degree in

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Priesthood

Rincón joined the

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, where he held various leadership positions, including being the Provincial Superior of Castile. In Toledo, he served as synodal examiner of the

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, and qualifier of the Council of the Supreme and General

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Episcopacy

On 14 December 1705, Rincón was appointed by

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to be Archbishop of

in what is now the

. His

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took place on 29 June 1707, with Bishop of

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Jerónimo Nosti de Valdés, OS Bas., serving as

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. On 26 February 1714, Pope Clement XI appointed Rincón Archbishop of

, but he never took possession of the archdiocese. On 5 October 1716 he was appointed by Pope Clement XI as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (now the Archdiocese of Bogotá). From 1717 until June 1718, he served as the President of the Royal Audience of Santafé de Bogotá. He was installed in his position as archbishop on 24 January 1718. He died of illness, in

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on 28 June 1723 and was buried in the

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Episcopal lineage

* Cardinal

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, OSB *

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(1471) *

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(1481) * Cardinal

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(1504) *

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(1513) * Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (1519) * Cardinal

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(1564) *

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(1592) * Cardinal

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(1604) * Bishop Laudivio Zacchia (1605) * Cardinal

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(1625) * Cardinal Marco Antonio Franciotti (1637) * Cardinal

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(1655) * Archbishop

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(1677) * Cardinal

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(1678) * Patriarch Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán (1691) * Bishop Jerónimo Nosti de Valdés, OS Bas (1704)

References

External links and additional sources

* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) {{DEFAULTSORT:Rincón, Francisco del 1650 births 1723 deaths 18th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in New Spain Roman Catholic archbishops of Bogotá Roman Catholic archbishops of Santo Domingo Burials at the Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá Minims (religious order) Clergy from Toledo, Spain Spanish emigrants to New Granada Spanish expatriates in the Dominican Republic Spanish expatriates in Venezuela Spanish Roman Catholic bishops in North America Spanish Roman Catholic bishops in South America University of Bologna alumni Roman Catholic bishops of Caracas