Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Benavente and the second or maternal family name is Benavides.

Most Reverend Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides
Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
In office	1639–1652
Predecessor	Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal
Successor	Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés
Orders
Consecration	1640 by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco
Personal details
Born	24 August 1594 Madrid, Spain
Died	26 July 1652 (age 45) Antequera, Oaxaca, México
Nationality	Spanish

Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides (24 August 1594 – 26 July 1652) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1639–1652).

Biography

Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides was born in Madrid, Spain on 24 August 1594.[1] On 27 June 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca.[1] In 1640, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco, Archbishop of Lima, with Antonio Corderiña Vega, Bishop of Santa Marta, and Francisco de la Serna, Bishop of Popayán, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Antequera until his death on 26 July 1652.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Bartolomé González Soltero, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1643).[1]

References

1. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal	Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca 1639–1652	Succeeded by Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés