Tomás Casillas

Tomás Casillas, O.P. (died 1567) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Chiapas (1552–1567).[1]

Most Reverend Tomás Casillas
Bishop of Chiapas
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1552–1567
Predecessor	Bartolomé de las Casas
Successor	Pedro Martín Fernández
Orders
Consecration	1552 by Francisco Marroquín Hurtado
Personal details
Born	León, Spain
Died	29 Oct 1567

Biography

Tomás Casillas was born in León, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Preachers.[2] On 19 Jan 1551, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Chiapas.[1][2] In 1552, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Marroquín Hurtado, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala[2] He served as Bishop of Chiapas until his death on 29 Oct 1567.[1][2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 165. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Tomás Casillas, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 1, 2019. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 2, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 2, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}