Baltazar de Cobarrubias y Múñoz


Baltazar de Covarrubias y Múñoz
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Michoacán
In office1608–1622
PredecessorJuan Fernández de Rosillo
SuccessorAlonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo
Previous post(s)Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1603–1605)
Bishop of Antequera (1605–1608)
Orders
Consecration1603
by Diego de Romano y Govea
Personal details
Born1560
Died22 July 1622 (age 62)
Michoacán, México

Baltazar de Covarrubias y Múñoz, O.S.A. (1560 – 22 July 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1608–1622), Bishop of Antequera (1605–1608), and Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1603–1605).[1]

Biography

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Baltazar de Covarrubias y Múñoz was born in Mexico City in 1560 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2][3] On 10 September 1601, he was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Paraguay but was soon replaced by Martín Ignacio de Loyola who was appointed by the Pope on 19 November 1601.[2] On 13 January 1603, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nueva Caceres.[1][2] In 1603, he was consecrated bishop by Diego de Romano y Govea, Bishop of Tlaxcala.[2] On 6 June 1605, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Antequera.[2] On 4 February 1608, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Michoacán.[2] He served as Bishop of Michoacán until his death on 22 July 1622.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 125. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Cheney, David M. "Bishop Baltazar de Covarrubias y Múñoz, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Baltazar de Covarrubias y Múñoz, O.E.S.A." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Nueva Caceres
1603–1605
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Antequera
1605–1608
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Michoacán
1608–1622
Succeeded by