Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz

Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz (1589 – 4 July 1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1649–1653).[1]

Most Reverend Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Santiago de Cuba
In office	1649–1653
Predecessor	Martín de Zelaya y Oláriz
Successor	Juan de Montiel
Orders
Consecration	19 February 1651 by Miguel de Poblete Casasola
Personal details
Born	1589 México
Died	4 July 1653 Santiago, Cuba

Biography

Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz was born in México in 1589.[2] On 13 September 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[1][2] On 19 February 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Miguel de Poblete Casasola, Archbishop of Manila, assisted by Father Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin.[2] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death on 4 July 1653.[2] While a priest, he assisted in the consecration of Diego de Guevara y Estrada, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1642).[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 206. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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