Mendo de Benavides

Mendo de Benavides (1569 – 17 October, 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cartagena (1640–1644) and Bishop of Segovia (1533–1540).[1]

Most Reverend Mendo de Benavides
Bishop of Cartagena
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Cartagena
In office	1640–1644
Predecessor	Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola
Successor	Juan Vélez de Valdivielso
Orders
Consecration	1 January 1634 by Juan Arauz Díaz
Personal details
Born	1569 Santisteban del Puerto, Spain
Died	17 October 1644 (age 75) Cartagena, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Segovia (1533–1540)

Biography

Mendo de Benavides born in Santisteban del Puerto, Spain.[1] On 18 July 1633, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Segovia.[1] On 1 January 1634, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Arauz Díaz, Bishop of Guadix with Luis Camargo Pacheco, Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla, and Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando, Bishop of Chiapas, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 19 November 1640, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cartagena.[1] He served as Bishop of Cartagena until his death on 17 October 1644.[1]

See also

• Catholic Church in Spain

References

1. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Mendo de Benavides" retrieved January 14, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Segovia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Segovia (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Cartagena". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Cartagena". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}