Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz

Most Reverend Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Santiago de Cuba
In office	1649–1653
Predecessor	Martín de Zelaya y Oláriz
Successor	Juan de Montiel
Orders
Consecration	19 February 1651 by Miguel de Poblete Casasola
Personal details
Born	1589 Mexico
Died	4 July 1653(1653-07-04) (aged 63–64) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz (1589 – 4 July 1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1649–1653).[1]

Biography

Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz was born in Mexico in 1589.[2]

On 13 September 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[1][2]

On 19 February 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Miguel de Poblete Casasola, Archbishop of Manila, assisted by Father Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin.[2]

He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death on 4 July 1653.[2]

While a priest, he assisted in the consecration of Diego de Guevara y Estrada, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1642).[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 206. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Martín de Zelaya y Oláriz	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba 1649–1653	Succeeded by Juan de Montiel