Domingo Ramírez de Arellano

Domingo Ramírez de Arellano, O.S.H. or Domingo de Villaescusa y Ramírez de Arellano (1568 – 2 July, 1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Yucatán (1652–1653) and Bishop of Chiapas (1640–1652).[1][2]

Most Reverend Domingo Ramírez de Arellano
Bishop of Yucatán
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Yucatán
In office	1652–1653
Predecessor	Marcos de Torres y Rueda
Successor	Lorenzo Horta Rodríguez
Orders
Consecration	24 March 1641 by Timoteo Pérez Vargas
Personal details
Born	1568 Villaescusa, Spain
Died	2 July 1653 (age 85) Mérida, México
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Chiapas (1640–1652)

Biography

Domingo Ramírez de Arellano was born in Villaescusa, Spain in 1568 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome.[1][2] On 19 November 1640, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Chiapas.[1][2] On 24 March 1641, he was consecrated bishop by Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Titular Bishop of Lystra, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Fernando Montero Espinosa, Bishop of Nueva Segovia, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 2 December 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Yucatán.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Yucatán until his death on 2 July 1653.[1][2]

References

1. "Bishop Domingo de Villaescusa Ramírez de Arellano, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
2. "Bishop Domingo de Villaescusa y Ramírez de Arellano, O.S.H." GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 2, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 2, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Yucatán". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}