Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola
Most Reverend Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Cartagena | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cartagena in Colombia |
| In office | 1681–1713 |
| Predecessor | Antonio Sanz Lozano |
| Successor | Antonio María Casiani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1643 |
| Died | Feb 1713 (age 70) Cartagena, Colombia |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola (1643 – February 1713) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cartagena (1681–1713).[1][2]
Biography
Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola was born in Jaén, Spain in 1643.[1] On 3 March 1681, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Cartagena.[1] He served as Bishop of Cartagena until his death in February 1713.[1]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[1]
- Diego Ladrón de Guevara, Bishop of Panamá (1689);
- Ignacio de Urbina, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1690);
and the principal co-consecrator of:[1]
- Michele Maria Dentice, Bishop of Mottola (1697);
- Filippo de Cordova (de' duchi di Suessa), Bishop of Guardialfiera (1697);
- Giuseppe Rottario (Rovero), Bishop of Alba-Pompea (1697);
- Giovanni Fontana, Bishop of Cesena (1697);
- Giuseppe Antonio Bertodano, Bishop of Vercelli (1697);
- Tomaso Giustiniani, Bishop of Chios (1700); and
- Isidoro Bertrán Garcia, Archbishop of Tarragona (1712).
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
- ^ Pacheco, Juan Manuel. Los Primeros Obispos de Cartagena. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Cartagena". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
