Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez

Most Reverend
Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez
Bishop of Panamá
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Panamá
Predecessor Cristóbal Martínez de Salas
Successor Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes
Orders
Consecration February 9, 1642
by Diego Castejón Fonseca
Personal details
Born 1580
Arroyo, Spain
Died April 11, 1652 (age 72)
Panama City
Nationality Spanish

Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez (1580 – April 11, 1652) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Panamá (1641-1652).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez was born in Arroyo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of the Most Holy Trinity.[1] On June 1, 1641, Pope Urban VIII, appointed him Bishop of Panamá.[1] On February 9, 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Castejón Fonseca, Bishop Emeritus of Lugo with Miguel Avellán, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Archbishop Emeritus of Ispahan as Co-Consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on April 11, 1652.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Alonso de Briceño, Bishop of Nicaragua.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez, O.SS.T." retrieved November 23, 2015
  2. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ↑ "Archdiocese of Panamá" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ↑ Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | P. 52-57
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Cristóbal Martínez de Salas		 Bishop of Panamá
1641-1652 		Succeeded by
Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes


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