Luis Cabeza de Vaca

16th century Spanish bishop

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Most Reverend Luis Cabeza de Vaca
Bishop of Palencia
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Palencia
In office	1537–1550
Predecessor	Francisco Mendoza
Successor	Pedro de la Gasca
Personal details
Born	c. 1465^[1] Jaén, Spain
Died	November 22, 1550
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Salamanca (1530–1537) Bishop of Islas Canarias (1523–1530)

Luis Cabeza de Vaca (c. 1465 – November 22, 1550) served as Bishop of Palencia, (1537–1550), Bishop of Salamanca (1530–1537), and Bishop of Islas Canarias (1523–1530).^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Biography

On March 11, 1523 Pope Adrian VI appointed him Bishop of Islas Canarias.^[2]^[3] On June 22, 1530, Pope Clement VII appointed him Bishop of Salamanca.^[2]^[3] On April 14, 1537, Pope Paul III appointed him Bishop of Palencia.^[2]^[3] He died on November 22, 1550.^[2]^[3]

While Bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Jerónimo de Loaysa, Bishop of Cartagena (1538), and principal co-consecrator of Jorge de Austria, Bishop of Brixen (1539).^[3]

References

^ Rojas, FJ Martínez. "Luis Cabeza de Vaca | Humanismo Giennense". www.humanismogiennense.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 149, 267, and 289. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Luis Cabeza de Vaca" retrieved November 11, 2015
^ "Diocese of Salamanca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
^ "Diocese of Salamanca" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Islas Canarias". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands} (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Palencia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Palencia (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Fernando Vázquez de Arce	Bishop of Islas Canarias 1523–1530	Succeeded by Pedro Fernández Manrique
Preceded by Francisco Bobadilla	Bishop of Salamanca 1530–1537	Succeeded by Rodrigo Mendoza Manrique
Preceded by Francisco Mendoza	Bishop of Palencia 1537–1550	Succeeded by Pedro de la Gasca