Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola

Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola (1643 – February 1713) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cartagena (1681–1713).[1][2]

Most Reverend Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola
Bishop of Cartagena
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Cartagena in Colombia
In office	1681–1713
Predecessor	Antonio Sanz Lozano
Successor	Antonio María Casiani
Personal details
Born	1643 Jaén, Spain
Died	Feb 1713 (age 70) Cartagena, Colombia
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola was born in Jaén, Spain in 1643.[1] On 3 March 1681, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Cartagena.[1] He served as Bishop of Cartagena until his death in February 1713.[1]

Episcopal succession

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

• Diego Ladrón de Guevara, Bishop of Panamá (1689);
• Ignacio de Urbina, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1690);

and the principal co-consecrator of:[1]

• Michele Maria Dentice, Bishop of Mottola (1697);
• Filippo de Cordova (de' duchi di Suessa), Bishop of Guardialfiera (1697);
• Giuseppe Rottario (Rovero), Bishop of Alba-Pompea (1697);
• Giovanni Fontana, Bishop of Cesena (1697);
• Giuseppe Antonio Bertodano, Bishop of Vercelli (1697);
• Tomaso Giustiniani, Bishop of Chios (1700); and
• Isidoro Bertrán Garcia, Archbishop of Tarragona (1712).

References

1. "Bishop Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
2. Pacheco, Juan Manuel. Los Primeros Obispos de Cartagena.

External links and additional sources

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