Francisco Trujillo Garcia (1519 – 14 November 1592) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of León (1578–1592). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Francisco Trujillo Garcia"
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Biography

Francisco Trujillo Garcia was born in Cañicera,

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in 1519. On 5 September 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (, , born Ugo Boncompagni; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake ...

as Bishop of León. In 1578, he was consecrated bishop by Filippo Sega,

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, with Diego de Simancas, Bishop of Zamora, and

Diego de la Calzada Diego de la Calzada was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1578–1589?).

, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of León until his death on 14 November 1592. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Juan Ruiz Agüero, Bishop of Zamora (1584), and

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(1590).

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain 1519 births 1592 deaths Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XIII {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub