Mendo de Benavides
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Most Reverend Mendo de Benavides |
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| Bishop of Cartagena | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cartagena |
| In office | 1640-1644 |
| Predecessor | Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola |
| Successor | Juan Vélez de Valdivielso |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1 Jan 1634 by Juan Arauz Díaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1569 Santisteban del Puerto, Spain |
| Died | 17 Oct 1644 (age 75) Cartagena, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Previous post | Bishop of Segovia (1533–1540) |
Mendo de Benavides (1569 – 17 October, 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cartagena (1640-1644) and Bishop of Segovia (1533–1540).
Mendo de Benavides born in Santisteban del Puerto, Spain. On 18 Jul 1633, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Segovia. On 1 Jan 1634, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Arauz Díaz, Bishop of Guadix with Luis Camargo Pacheco, Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla, and Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando, Bishop of Chiapas, serving as co-consecrators. On 19 Nov 1640, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cartagena. He served as Bishop of Cartagena until his death on 17 Oct 1644.
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