Francisco de Vitoria (bishop)

Don Fray Francisco de Vitoria, O.P. (1540 - 1592) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1578–1592).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend Francisco de Vitoria O.P.
Bishop of Córdoba
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Córdoba
In office	1578–1592
Predecessor	Jerónimo de Villa Carrillo
Successor	Fernando Trexo y Senabria
Orders
Consecration	18 November 1578
Personal details
Born	1540
Died	1592 Córdoba, Argentina
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Alma mater	Complutense University of Madrid

Biography

Francisco de Vitoria attended Estudio de Escuelas Generales de Alcaláwas (Modern name Complutense University of Madrid).[4] He was ordained as a priest in the Order of Preachers.[5] On 13 January 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Córdoba.[1][5] On 18 November 1578, he was consecrated bishop.[5] He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death in 1592.[5]

Family

De Vitoria's family was of Jewish heritage and his father, Duarte Nunez, was a New Christian.[6] He was the brother of Abraham Curiel and the paternal uncle of Jacob Curiel.[7]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 320. (in Latin)
2. "Diocese of Santiago del Estero" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2015
3. "Archdiocese of Córdoba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. retrieved March 19, 2016
4. SAMUEL, EDGAR (1996). "Don Fray Francisco de Victoria OP (1540—92) Bishop of Tucumán". Jewish Historical Studies. 35: 15–25. ISSN 0962-9696. JSTOR 29779977.
5. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco de Vitoria, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
6. "Francisco De Vitoria | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
7. Roth, Cecil (1975). A History of the Marranos. Arno Press. ISBN 978-0-405-06742-6.