Manuel de Quintano y Bonifaz (1699–1774) was a Spanish cleric who was Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1755 to 1774.
Manuel de Quintano y Bonifaz was born in Salas de los Infantes in 1699.[1] He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo on January 20, 1749, becoming Titular Bishop of Farsala at the same time.[2] He was consecrated as a bishop by Cardinal Enrico Enríquez on March 16, 1749.[3] He became Grand Inquisitor of Spain in 1755 and would hold this post until 1774.[4] He also became Apostolic Administrator of Toledo at this time.[5] He was also Director of the Biblioteca Nacional de España from 1755 to 1761.[6] He died on December 18, 1774.[7]
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| Preceded by Francisco Pérez de Prado y Cuesta |
Grand Inquisitor of Spain 1755–1774 |
Succeeded by Felipe Beltrán Serrano |