Gerónimo Castillón y Salas (1756–1835) was a Spanish bishop who was the last Grand Inquisitor of Spain.
Gerónimo Castillón y Salas was born in Lascellas-Ponzano on September 30, 1756, the second son of José Castillón y Campo and his wife Brígida Salas.[1] He was educated at the University of Huesca, receiving a law degree on May 15, 1776 and a degree in theology on September 9, 1779.[2]
After he was ordained as a priest, he served in Monzón, before becoming priest in his home town of Ponzano in 1795.[3] He was schoolmaster at Huesca Cathedral from 1808 to 1815.[4]
He became Bishop of Tarazona in 1815.[5] He became Grand Inquisitor of Spain in 1818, and in this capacity was the head of the Spanish Inquisition until its abolition in 1820.[6]
He died in Tarazona in 1835.[7]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Francisco Porró y Reinado |
Bishop of Tarazona 1815–1835 |
Succeeded by Vicente Ortíz y Labastida |
| Preceded by Francisco Javier Mier Campillo |
Grand Inquisitor of Spain 1818–1820 |
Succeeded by Office abolished |