Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún (18 January 1637,

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(Spain) – 1 February 1699,

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(Mexico)) was a religious writer and Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Guadalajara (19 February 1674 – 2 June 1676),Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún"
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(2 June 1676 – 1 February 1699). As well as founding charitable institutions in his diocese, he published

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's ''Carta atenagórica'' (critiquing a sermon by

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) - without her permission (albeit under a pseudonym) and told her to focus on religious instead of secular studies, despite agreeing with her criticisms.

Biography

Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún was born on January 18, 1637, in

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and ordained a priest in 1661. On February 19, 1674, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by

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as Bishop of Guadalajara. He was consecrated bishop by Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara,

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, with Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño, Bishop of Durango as co-consecrator. He was installed on September 29, 1675. On March 31, 1676, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on October 19, 1676, by

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. He was installed on August 9, 1677. He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on February 1, 1699.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he served as the Principal Consecrator of:

References

External links and additional sources

* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) *http://www.upo.es/depa/webdhuma/areas/arte/actas/3cibi/documentos/006f.pdf {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez de Santa Cruz, Manuel 1637 births 1699 deaths 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Mexico Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XI Bishops appointed by Pope Clement X