Antonio de Benavides y Bazán

Antonio de Benavides y Bazán (1612–1691) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of West Indies (1679–1691), Titular Archbishop of Tyrus (1679–1691), and Apostolic Internuncio to Spain (1689–1690 and 1670).

Most Reverend Antonio de Benavides y Bazán
Patriarch of West Indies Titular Archbishop of Tyrus
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Patriarchate of the West Indies
In office	1679–1691
Predecessor	Antonio Manrique de Guzmán
Successor	Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán
Orders
Consecration	28 May 1679 by Savo Millini
Personal details
Born	1612 Madrid, Spain
Died	22 Jan 1691 (age 79)

Biography

Antonio de Benavides y Bazán was born in 1612 in Madrid, Spain.[1][2] In Jul 1670, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Apostolic Internuncio to Spain but resigned soon afterward in October 1670.[1] On 10 Apr 1679, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Titular Archbishop of Tyrus and on 8 May 1679, named Patriarch of West Indies.[1][3][4] On 28 May 1679, he was consecrated bishop by Savo Millini, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, with Antonio de Isla y Mena, Bishop of Osma, and Antonio Ibarra, Bishop of Almería, serving as co-consecrators.[1] In Sep 1689, he was again appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VIII as Apostolic Internuncio to Spain; he resigned in Aug 1690.[1] He served as Patriarch of West Indies until his death on 22 Jan 1691.[1][3][4]

References

1. Cheney, David M. "Patriarch Antonio de Benavides y Bazán". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. ^{[self-published]}
2. Chow, Gabriel. "Patriarch Antonio de Benavides y Bazán". GCatholic.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ^{[self-published]}
3. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 228. (in Latin)
4. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 396. (in Latin)

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Tyrus (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Metropolitan See of Tyrus (Lebanon)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Patriarchate of West Indies". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Patriarchal See of Indias Occidentales (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Spain". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Apostolic Nunciature Spain". GCatholic.org. ^{[self-published]}