Diego de Arce y Reinoso

Not to be confused with Diego de Arce.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arce and the second or maternal family name is Reinoso.
Most Reverend

Diego de Arce y Reinoso Ávila y Palomares
Grand Inquisitor of Spain
Diego de Arce y Reinoso
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1643–1665
PredecessorAntonio de Sotomayor
SuccessorPascual de Aragón
Previous post(s)Bishop of Tui (1635–1637)
Bishop of Ávila (1637–1640)
Bishop of Plasencia (1640–1652)
Orders
Consecration3 February 1636
by Fernando Valdés Llano
Personal details
Born25 April 1587
Zalamea de la Serena, Spain
Died18 July 1665 (1665-07-19) (aged 78)
NationalitySpanish

Diego de Arce y Reinoso Ávila y Palomares (25 April 1587 – 18 July 1665) was a Spanish bishop who served as Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1643 to 1665; and as Bishop of Plasencia (1640–1652), Bishop of Ávila (1637–1640), and Bishop of Tui (1635–1637).[1][2]

Biography

Diego de Arce y Reinoso was born in Zalamea de la Serena on 25 April 1587, the son of Fernando de Arce y Reynoso, Lord of Arce, and his wife Catalina Ávila y Palomares. He was baptized on 3 May 1587.

Becoming a churchman, he gained the favor of Philip IV of Spain, who appointed him to the Real Cancillería de Granada, the Audiencia de Sevilla, and the Council of Castile. The king also arranged for him to become successively Bishop of Tuy (1635–37), Bishop of Ávila (1637–40), and Bishop of Plasencia (1640–52). On 3 Feb 1636, he was consecrated bishop by Fernando Valdés Llano, Archbishop of Granada, with Gaspar Prieto Orduña, Bishop of Alghero, and Miguel Avellán, Auxiliary Bishop of Seville serving as co-consecrators.

He became Grand Inquisitor of Spain on 14 November 1643, holding that position until 1665. He was long involved in plans to found a school in Zalamea, but the Portuguese Restoration War prevented the beginning of construction of the school until after his death. He died on 19 July 1665.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

References

  1. ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 65, 282, and 349. (in Latin)
  2. ^ "Bishop Diego Arce Reinoso" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 21, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Tuy
1635–1637 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Ávila
1637–1640 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Plasencia
1640–1652 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Grand Inquisitor of Spain
1643–1665 		Succeeded by