Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo

Most Reverend
Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Nicaragua
In office 1630-1631
Predecessor Benito Rodriguez Valtodano
Successor Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila
Orders
Consecration 16 Sep 1630
by Juan Guzman
Personal details
Born 1575
Madrid, Spain
Died 5 Jul 1631 (age 56)
León, Nicaragua
Nationality Spanish

Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo, O.F.M. (1575 5 July, 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1630-1631)[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo was born in Madrid, Spain in 1575 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[1] On 12 Aug 1630, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1] On 16 Sep 1630, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Guzman, Archbishop of Tarragona with Francisco Olivares Maldonado, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, and Cristóforo Chrisostome Carletti, Bishop of Termia, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death on 5 Jul 1631.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  3. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  4. Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Benito Rodriguez Valtodano
Bishop of Nicaragua
1630-1631
Succeeded by
Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila
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