Nicolás de Ramos y Santos

Most Reverend

Nicolás de Ramos y Santos
Archbishop of Santo Domingo
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseArchdiocese of Santo Domingo
In office1592–1599
PredecessorAlfonso López de Avila
SuccessorAgustín Dávila Padilla
Previous post(s)Bishop of Puerto Rico (1588–1592)
Personal details
Born1531
Villasabariego, Spain
DiedDecember 1, 1599
Santo Domingo
NationalitySpanish

Nicolás de Ramos y Santos (1531 – December 1, 1599) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1592–1599) and the third Bishop of Puerto Rico (1588–1592).[1][2]

Biography

Nicolás de Ramos y Santos was born in Villasabariego, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On February 12, 1588, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Puerto Rico.[2] On July 13, 1592, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Santo Domingo where served until his death on December 1, 1599.[2]

References

  1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 278 and 187. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d "Archbishop Nicolás de Ramos y Santos, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Puerto Rico
1588–1592 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Santo Domingo
1592–1599 		Succeeded by


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