José Millán de Poblete was a

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prelate who served as Bishop-elect of Nueva Segovia (1675–?). ''(in Latin)''"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia"
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Biography

José Millán de Poblete was born in

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in 1635, the nephew of

Miguel Millán de Poblete Miguel de Poblete Casasola or Miguel Millán de Poblete (1602 – December 8, 1667) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua, Bishop of Nicaragua (1640) and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila, ...

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p 120 - November 20, 2010 , ''"With appointment as bishop of Nueva Segovia came the dean of Manila, Master Don José Millán de Poblete, a priest of much virtue and discretion, and nephew of the archbishop Doctor Don Miguel Millán de Poblete, of honored memory. The vigorous age at which this dignity came to him (for he was not yet fifty) did not enable him to enjoy it

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for he lived very few years in the government of that church, not long enough to reach his consecration—with general regret in these islands at having lost a grand prelate, heir to the many virtues of his uncle."'' On 27 May 1675, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. Records indicate that although he was less than 50 when appointed, he only served a short period and died before he was consecrated. The next bishop of record is

Francisco Pizaro de Orellana Francisco Pizaro de Orellana (1630–1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1680–1683). ''(in Latin)''

who was selected in 1680.

References

1635 births Bishops appointed by Pope Clement X 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines Roman Catholic bishops of Nueva Segovia {{Philippines-RC-bishop-stub