Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando

Most Reverend
Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando
Archbishop of Mexico
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Mexico
Predecessor Juan Alonso de Cuevas y Davalos
Successor Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara
Orders
Consecration June 6, 1633
by Juan Guzmán
Personal details
Born April 24, 1592
Madrid, Spain
Died May 14, 1667
Mexico City
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Chiapas (1632–1639)
Bishop of Michoacán (1639–1666)

Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando (April 24, 1592 – May 14, 1667) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mexico (1666-1667), Bishop of Michoacán (1639–1666), and Bishop of Chiapas (1632–1639).[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Ovando was born in Madrid, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[1] On October 9, 1632, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on January 31, 1633 by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Chiapas.[1] On June 6, 1633, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Guzmán, Archbishop of Zaragoza with Juan Bravo Lagunas, Bishop of Ugento, and Miguel Avellán, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, as co-consecrators.[1] On May 30, 1639, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Michoacán.[1] He was installed on March 17, 1640.[1] On December 15, 1666, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Mexico where he served until his death on May 14, 1667.[1]

While bishop, Ovando was the principal consecrator of Juan Ruiz de Colmenero, Bishop of Guadalajara (1647); Juan López, Bishop of Cebu (1665); Francisco Verdín y Molina, Bishop of Guadalajara (1666); and principal co-consecrator of Mendo de Benavides, Bishop of Segovia (1634).[1]

References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia
Bishop of Chiapas
1632–1639
Succeeded by
Cristóbal Pérez Lazarraga y Maneli Viana
Preceded by
Francisco de Rivera y Pareja
Bishop of Michoacán
1639–1666
Succeeded by
Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara
Preceded by
Juan Alonso de Cuevas y Davalos
Archbishop of Mexico
1666-1667
Succeeded by
Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara
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