Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016."Archdiocese of Taranto" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
Biography
Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega was born in
Madrid
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,
Spain
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in January 1581.
On 10 August 1627, he was selected as Archbishop of Taranto and confirmed by
Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...
on 24 January 1628.
On 13 February 1628, he was consecrated bishop by
Ludovico Ludovisi
Ludovico Ludovisi (22 or 27 October 1595 – 18 November 1632) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal and statesman of the Roman Catholic Church. He was an art connoisseur who formed a famous collection of antiquities, housed at the ...
,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
San Lorenzo in Damaso
The Minor Basilica of St. Lawrence in Damaso (Basilica Minore di San Lorenzo in Damaso) or simply San Lorenzo in Damaso is a parish and titular church in central Rome, Italy that is dedicated to St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr. It is incorporate ...
.
On 23 September 1630, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mazara del Vallo.
On 9 July 1635, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Islas Canarias.
He served as Archbishop of Islas Canarias until his resignation in 1651. He died on 4 February 1658.
While bishop, he was the
principal consecrator
A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop.
The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...
of
Alfonso de Franco y Luna
Alfonso de Franco y Luna (1572–1645) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Paz (1639–1645) and Bishop of Durango (1632–1639).
Biography
Alfonso de Franco y Luna was born in 1572 in Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
On 7 June 1632, ...
Bishop of Orense
The Diocese of Ourense () is one of five Latin Church dioceses of the Catholic Church in Galicia, northwestern Spain. The Bishop of Ourense has his ''cathedra'' (Latin, "chair") in the Catedral de la Virgen Madre de los Milagros in Ourense and h ...