Francisco Javier Mier Campillo

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mier and the second or maternal family name is Campillo.

Francisco Javier Mier Campillo (1748 1818) was a Spanish bishop who was Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1814 to 1818.

Biography

Francisco Javier Mier Campillo was born in Alles near Peñamellera Alta on February 18, 1748.[1]

He was appointed Bishop of Almería on May 24, 1802, and he was consecrated as a bishop in September 1802.[1] When the Spanish Inquisition was re-established in 1814, he became Grand Inquisitor of Spain, a post he held until his death. He resigned as Bishop of Almería on December 16, 1815.[1]

He died on May 20, 1818.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Profile at catholic-hierarchy.org
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Juan Antonio de la Virgen María
Bishop of Almería
1802 1815
Succeeded by
Antonio Pérez Minayo
Preceded by
Ramón José de Arce
Inquisition abolished 1808-14
Grand Inquisitor of Spain
1814–1818
Succeeded by
Gerónimo Castillón y Salas
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