Francisco Trujillo Garcia

Most Reverend
Francisco Trujillo Garcia
Bishop of León
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of León
In office 1578-1592
Predecessor Juan de San Millán
Successor Juan Alonso Moscoso
Personal details
Born 1519
Cañicera, Spain
Died 14 Nov 1592 (age 73)
León, Spain

Francisco Trujillo Garcia (1519 - 14 Nov 1592) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of León (1578-1592).[1][2][3]

Biography

Francisco Trujillo Garcia was born in Cañicera, Spain in 1519.[1] On 5 Sep 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of León.[1] In 1578, he was consecrated bishop by Filippo Sega, Bishop of Piacenza, with Diego de Simancas, Bishop of Zamora, and Diego de la Calzada, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of León until his death on 14 Nov 1592.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Juan Ruiz Agüero, Bishop of Zamora (1584), and Pedro Castro Quiñones, Archbishop of Granada (1590).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Francisco Trujillo Garcia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2015
  3. "Diocese of León" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Juan de San Millán
Bishop of León
1578-1592
Succeeded by
Juan Alonso Moscoso
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