Most Reverend Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides |
|
---|---|
Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca |
In office | 1639–1652 |
Predecessor | Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal |
Successor | Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés |
Orders | |
Consecration | 1640 by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 August 1594 Madrid, Spain |
Died | 26 July 1652 (age 45) Antequera, Oaxaca, México |
Nationality | Spanish |
Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides (24 August, 1594 – 26 July, 1652) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1639–1652).
Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides was born in Madrid, Spain on 24 August 1594. On 27 June 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca. In 1640, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco, Archbishop of Lima, with Antonio Corderiña Vega, Bishop of Santa Marta, and Francisco de la Serna, Bishop of Popayán, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Antequera until his death on 26 July 1652. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Bartolomé González Soltero, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1643).