Francisco Suárez de Villegas

Francisco Suárez de Villegas, O. Carm. (died 1664) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Memphis (1649–1664).[1]

Most Reverend Francisco Suárez de Villegas
Titular Bishop of Memphis
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1649–1664
Predecessor	Jacobus Wemmers
Orders
Ordination	24 November 1611
Consecration	21 December 1649 by Giulio Roma
Personal details
Died	17 April 1664

Biography

Francisco Suárez de Villegas was born in Lisbon, Portugal and ordained a priest in the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel on 24 November 1611.[2] On 9 December 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Vicar Apostolic and Titular Bishop of Memphis.[1][2] On 21 December 1649, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Roma, Bishop of Tivoli, with Onorato Onorati, Bishop of Urbania e Sant'Angelo in Vado, and Francesco Visconti, Bishop of Cremona, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Vicar Apostolic and Titular Bishop of Memphis until his death on 17 April 1664.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Flaminio Marcellino, Bishop of Cesena (1655);
• Francesco de Estrada, Archbishop of Brindisi (1659);
• Attilio Pietrasanta, Bishop of Vigevano (1659); and
• Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas, Bishop of Ugento (1659).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 239. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco Suárez de Villegas, O. Carm". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Memphis (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Memphis (Egypt)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}