Frutos Bernardo Patón de Ayala (1600 – 28 November 1671) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sigüenza (1669–1671) and

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Biography

Frutos Bernardo Patón de Ayala was born in

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in 1600 and ordained a priest in October 1631. On 23 June 1664, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 4 February 1669, he was appointed during the papacy of

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as Bishop of Sigüenza. He served as Bishop of Sigüenza until his death on 28 November 1671.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VII Bishops appointed by Pope Clement IX 1600 births 1671 deaths {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub