Luis García Rodríguez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Most Reverend

Luis García Rodríguez
Bishop of Astorga
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Astorga
In office1637–1638
PredecessorAlfonso Mesía de Tovar
SuccessorDiego Salcedo Benacos
Orders
Ordination18 September 1604
Consecration21 September 1634
by Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega
Personal details
Died18 April 1638
Astorga, Spain

Luis García Rodríguez (died 1638) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Astorga (1637–1638) and Bishop of Orense (1634–1637).[1][2]

Biography

Luis García Rodríguez was ordained a priest on 18 September 1604.[2] On 23 January 1634, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Orense.[1][2] On 21 September 1634, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Juan Bravo Lagunas, Bishop Emeritus of Ugento, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 9 February 1637, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Astorga.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Astorga until his death on 18 April 1638.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 98, and 103. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Luis García Rodríguez" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Orense
1634–1637 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Astorga
1637–1638 		Succeeded by


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