Francisco Torres Grijalba

Most Reverend Francisco Torres Grijalba
Bishop of Mondoñedo
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Diocese of Mondoñedo
In office	1648–1662
Predecessor	Juan Juániz de Echalar
Successor	Dionisio Pérez Escobosa
Orders
Consecration	29 March 1648 by Diego Arce Reinoso
Personal details
Born	1585 Madrid, Spain
Died	4 September 1662 (age 77) Mondoñedo, Spain

Francisco Torres Grijalba (1585 – 4 September 1662) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mondoñedo (1648–1662).[1][2][3]

Biography

Francisco Torres Grijalba was born in Madrid, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[1] On 13 January 1648, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Mondoñedo.[1] On 29 March 1648, he was consecrated by Diego Arce Reinoso, Bishop of Plasencia with Miguel Avellán, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, serving as co-consecrator.[1] He served as Bishop of Mondoñedo until his death on 4 September 1662.[1] While bishop, he served as the primary co-consecrator of Juan Pérez de Vega, Bishop of Tui.[1]

References

1. "Bishop Francisco Torres Grijalba, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
2. "Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Diocese of Mondoñedo–Ferrol" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Juan Juániz de Echalar	Bishop of Mondoñedo 1648–1662	Succeeded by Dionisio Pérez Escobosa