Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera

Most Reverend
Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera
Bishop of Puerto Rico
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Puerto Rico
Predecessor Alonso Manso
Successor Francisco Andrés de Carvajal
Orders
Consecration by Francisco Mendoza
Personal details
Died 1570
Previous post Bishop of Coro (1531-1532)

Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera (died 1570) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Puerto Rico (1541-1567) and the first Bishop of Coro (1531-1532).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera was appointed on June 21, 1531 and confirmed by Pope Clement VII as the first Bishop of Coro.[1] On June 30, 1532, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Mendoza, Bishop of Zamora.[1] On July 6, 1541 he was appointed by Pope Paul III as the second Bishop of Puerto Rico.[1] On May 6, 1567, he resigned as Bishop of Puerto Rico.[1] He died in 1570.[1] He was the principal consecrator of Alfonso de Fuenmayor, the fifth Bishop of Santo Domingo.[1]

References

Religious titles
Preceded by
None
Bishop of Coro
1531-1532
Succeeded by
Miguel Jerónimo de Ballesteros
Preceded by
Alonso Manso
Bishop of Puerto Rico
1541-1567
Succeeded by
Francisco Andrés de Carvajal
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