Rodrigo Cárdenas

Rodrigo Cárdenas, O.P. (died 1661) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1650–1661).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend Rodrigo Cárdenas
Bishop of Nueva Segovia
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nueva Segovia
In office	1650–1661
Predecessor	Fernando Montero Espinosa
Successor	José Millán de Poblete
Orders
Consecration	28 May 1651 by Miguel de Poblete Casasola
Personal details
Died	May 1661 Vigan, Philippines

Biography

Rodrigo Cárdenas was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[4] On 30 May 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Nueva Segovia.[1][4] On 28 May 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Miguel de Poblete Casasola, Archbishop of Manila.[4] On 22 Jul 1653, he was installed as Bishop of Nueva Segovia.[4] He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death in May 1661.[4] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Juan Merlo de la Fuente, Bishop of Comayagua (1651).[4]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 261. (in Latin)
2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 7, 2017
4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Rodrigo Cárdenas, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}