Luis López de Solís

Luis López de Solís, O.S.A. (1534 – July 5, 1606) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of La Plata o Charcas (1605–1606) and the Bishop of Quito (1592–1605).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend Luis López de Solís
Bishop of La Plata o Charcas
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas
In office	1605–1606
Predecessor	Alonso Ramírez Vergara
Successor	Diego de Zambrana
Orders
Ordination	1558
Consecration	April 3, 1594 by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo
Personal details
Born	1534 Salamanca, Spain
Died	July 5, 1606 (age 72)
Previous post	Bishop of Quito (1592–1605)

Biography

Luis López de Solís was born in Salamanca, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine in 1558.[3] On September 7, 1592, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Quito.[1][2][3] On April 3, 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Archbishop of Lima.[3] On July 18, 1605, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas.[2][3] He served as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on July 5, 1606.[2][3]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Fernando Trexo y Senabria, Bishop of Córdoba.[3]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 280. (in Latin)
2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 290 and 282. (in Latin)
3. Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Luis López de Solís, O.S.A." retrieved December 8, 2015
4. Provincia Agustiniana Matritense: "López de Solís, Luis (+1606)" retrieved December 12, 2015

External links and additional sources

• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Concepción (Chile)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Quito". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Sucre". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre (Bolivia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}