Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando O.F.M. (April 24, 1592 – May 14, 1667) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1666–1667), Bishop of Michoacán (1639–1666), and

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(1632–1639).Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando, O.F.M."
retrieved January 12, 2016
''GCatholic.org.'' Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016Arquidiocesis de Mexico website: "Arzobishops"
retrieved January 3, 2016

Biography

Ovando was born in

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, and ordained a priest in the

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. On October 9, 1632, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on January 31, 1633 by

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. On June 6, 1633, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Guzman,

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with Juan Bravo Lagunas, Bishop of Ugento, and Miguel Avellán, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, as co-consecrators. On May 30, 1639, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Michoacán. He was installed on March 17, 1640. On December 15, 1666, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by

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where he served until his death on May 14, 1667.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, Ovando was the principal consecrator of: * Juan Ruiz de Colmenero, Bishop of Guadalajara (1647); * Juan López, Bishop of Cebu (1665); * Francisco Verdín y Molina, Bishop of Guadalajara (1666); and principal co-consecrator of: * Mendo de Benavides,

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(1634).

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