Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera

Roman catholic Bishop
Most Reverend

Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera
Bishop of Puerto Rico
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Puerto Rico
PredecessorAlonso Manso
SuccessorFrancisco Andrés de Carvajal
Previous post(s)Bishop of Coro (1531–1532)
Orders
Consecrationby Francisco Mendoza
Personal details
Born
Santo Domingo
Died1570

Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera (died 1570) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Puerto Rico (1541–1567)[1] and the first Bishop of Coro (1531–1532).[2]

Biography

Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera was born in Santo Domingo.[3] On June 21, 1531, and confirmed by Pope Clement VII as the first Bishop of Coro.[2][4] On June 30, 1532, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Mendoza, Bishop of Zamora.[3][4] On July 6, 1541, he was appointed by Pope Paul III as the second Bishop of Puerto Rico.[1][3][4] On May 6, 1567, he resigned as Bishop of Puerto Rico.[1][3][4] He died in 1570.[3][4]

He was the principal consecrator of Alfonso de Fuenmayor, the fifth Bishop of Santo Domingo.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 278. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 329–330. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Bishop Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. [self-published]
  4. ^ a b c d e Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Coro". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
None
Bishop of Coro
1531–1532
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Puerto Rico
1541–1567
Succeeded by
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