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Biography

Luis Suárez was born in

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. In 1539, he was appointed during the papacy of

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as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo and consecrated bishop by Cardinal

Juan Pardo de Tavera Juan Pardo de Tavera (1472–1545) was a cardinal (from 1531) and was Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain (1534–1545), Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1539–1545), Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1524–1534), Bishop of Osma (15 ...

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. On 1 October 1554, he was appointed, with the recommendation of Cardinal Pardo de Tavera, during the papacy of

Pope Julius III Pope Julius III ( la, Iulius PP. III; it, Giulio III; 10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 February 1550 to his death in March 155 ...

. It is uncertain how long he served although he is named as the diocese's last bishop. The diocese was suppressed in 1580. Some sources state that he was from

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, where he became Mercedarian friar, and that he was promoted to the

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on Sardinia, where he died. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francisco Delgado López,

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(1562).

References

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