Luis Fernández de Córdoba

Luis Fernández de Córdoba (February 1555 – 26 June 1625) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Seville (1624–1625), Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1622–1624), Bishop of Málaga (1615–1622), and Bishop of Salamanca (1603–1615).[1]

Most Reverend Luis Fernández de Córdoba
Archbishop of Seville
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Seville
In office	1624–1625
Predecessor	Pedro Castro Quiñones
Successor	Diego Guzmán de Haros
Orders
Consecration	9 February 1603 by Domenico Ginnasi
Personal details
Born	February 1555 Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Died	26 June 1625 (age 70) Seville, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Salamanca (1603–1615) Bishop of Málaga (1615–1622) Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1622–1624)

Biography

Luis Fernández de Córdoba was born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain in February 1555.[1] On 20 November 1602, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Salamanca.[1] On 9 February 1603, he was consecrated bishop by Domenico Ginnasi, Archbishop of Manfredonia, with Juan Bautista Acevedo Muñoz, Bishop of Valladolid, and Domingo de Oña, Bishop of Coro, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 9 February 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Malaga.[1] On 26 October 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.[1] On 11 March 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Seville.[1] He served as Archbishop of Seville until his death on 26 June 1625.[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[1]

• Pedro Ponce de Léon, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1605);
• Agustín Antolínez, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1623);
• Gonzalo del Campo (López de Ocampo), Archbishop of Lima (1624);

and the principal co-consecrator of:[1]

• Antonio Corrionero, Bishop of Islas Canarias (1615).

References

1. "Archbishop Luis Fernández de Córdoba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Salamanca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Salamanca (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Málaga". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Malaga (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}