Martín de Espinosa y Monzón

Most Reverend Martín de Espinosa y Monzó
Bishop of Comayagua
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Comayagua
In office	1672–1676
Predecessor	Juan Merlo de la Fuente
Successor	Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca
Orders
Consecration	1673 by Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez
Personal details
Born	1614 Valladolid, Mexico
Died	1676 (aged 62) Comayagua, Honduras
Nationality	Mexican

Martín de Espinosa y Monzó (1614–1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Comayagua (1672–1676).[1]

Biography

Martín de Espinosa y Monzó was born in Valladolid (now Morelia), Mexico in 1614.[2] On 12 September 1672, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Comayagua.[1][2] In 1673, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez, Bishop of Michoacán.[2] He served as Bishop of Comayagua until his death in 1676.[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV (in Latin). Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 157.
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Martín de Espinosa y Monzó". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Comayagua (Honduras)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Juan Merlo de la Fuente	Bishop of Comayagua 1672–1676	Succeeded by Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca