Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez

Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez (1580 – April 11, 1652) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Panamá (1641–1652).[1][2]

Most Reverend Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez
Bishop of Panamá
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Panamá
Predecessor	Cristóbal Martínez de Salas
Successor	Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes
Orders
Consecration	February 9, 1642 by Diego Castejón Fonseca
Personal details
Born	1580 Arroyo de la Luz, Spain
Died	April 11, 1652 (age 72) Panama City
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez was born in Arroyo de la Luz, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of the Most Holy Trinity.[3] On June 1, 1641, Pope Urban VIII, appointed him Bishop of Panamá.[1][3] On February 9, 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Castejón Fonseca, Bishop Emeritus of Lugo with Miguel Avellán, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Archbishop Emeritus of Ispahan as Co-Consecrators.[3] He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on April 11, 1652.[1][3]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Alonso de Briceño, Bishop of Nicaragua.[3]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 272. (in Latin)
2. Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | P. 52-57
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez, O.SS.T." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Panamá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}