Francisco Diaz de Cabrera y Córdoba, O.P. (died April 26, 1620) was a

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prelate who served as the Bishop of Trujillo (1614–1620) and the Bishop of Puerto Rico (1611–1614). ''(in Latin)''Catholic Hierarchy: "Francisco Diaz de Cabrera y Córdoba, O.P."
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Biography

Francisco Diaz de Cabrera y Córdoba was born in

Córdoba, Spain Córdoba (; ),, Arabic: قُرطبة DIN 31635, DIN: . or Cordova () in English, is a city in Andalusia, Spain, and the capital of the Province of Córdoba (Spain), province of Córdoba. It is the third most populated Municipalities in Spain, mun ...

and ordained a priest in the

Order of Preachers The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...

. On August 17, 1611, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by

Pope Paul V Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 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 ...

as Bishop of Puerto Rico. On October 6, 1614, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Bishop of Trujillo. He served as Bishop of Trujillo until his death on April 26, 1620.

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