Luís de la Fuente (bishop)

Luís de la Fuente or Luís de la Fuentes was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1564–1566).[1][2]

Most Reverend Luís de la Fuente
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nicaragua
In office	1564–1566
Predecessor	Lázaro Carrasco
Successor	Pedro Gómez de Córdoba
Personal details
Died	Dec 1566 León, Nicaragua

Biography

On 28 Apr 1564, Luís de la Fuente was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1][3] While bishop, he presided over the merger of Costa Rica and Nicaragua into a single ecclesiastical jurisdiction.[2] On 6 Jul 1565, he was consecrated bishop.[3] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death in Dec 1566.[1][3]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 256–257. (in Latin)
2. Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Luís de la Fuente (Fuentes)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of León (Nicaragua)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}