Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez (1580 – April 11, 1652) was a
Roman Catholic
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Spain
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Pope Urban VIII
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, appointed him Bishop of Panamá. On February 9, 1642, he was consecrated bishop by
Diego Castejón Fonseca
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Miguel Avellán
Miguel Avellán, O.F.M. (24 April 1580 – October 1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1633–1650).
Timoteo Pérez Vargas
Timoteo Pérez Vargas, OCD (1595 – 5 April 1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Baghdad (1633–1639) and the second Bishop of Ispahan (1632–1639). ''(in Latin)''Archbishop Emeritus of Ispahan as Co-Consecrators. He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on April 11, 1652.
While bishop, he was the
principal consecrator
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of
Alonso de Briceño
Alonso Juan de Arévalo Briceño y Arias de Córdoba, Order of Friars Minor, O.F.M. or Alonso de Brizeño (1587 – 16 November 1668) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caracas, Bishop of Caracas (Santi ...
,
Bishop of Nicaragua
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