Martín García Ceniceros (''also Martín García Gómez de Ceniceros'')(died Oct 1632) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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of Canarias, Valencia, Cartagena, and

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. He was appointed and briefly served as Bishop Elect of Almería (1632) but died before his consecration.Catholic Hierarchy: "Father Martín García Ceniceros"
retrieved January 15, 2016
retrieved January 14, 2015Dioceses de Almeria website: "TABLA DE LOS OBISPOS DE LA DIÓCESIS URCITANA-ALMERIENSE"
retrieved January 15, 2015Deputacion de Almería: "Don Martín García Gómez de Ceniceros"
retrieved January 15, 2016

Biography

Martín García Ceniceros was born in Tenillono,

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. He was ordained a priest in the

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and obtained a license in Theology and a doctorate in Canon Law. After his schooling, he was successively appointed the

of the Diocese of Canarias, the Archdiocese of Valencia, the Diocese of Cartagena, and then the

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and confirmed on 2 August 1632 by

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as Bishop of Almería. Although he assumed the office and duties as Bishop, he died 2 months later in October 1632 and was never consecrated.

References

1632 deaths 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub