Facundo de la Torre
Facundo de la Torre (also Fernando de la Torre) (1570 – September 25, 1640) was a Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1631–1640).[1]
Most Reverend Facundo de la Torre | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Santo Domingo | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Santo Domingo |
| In office | 1631–1640 |
| Predecessor | Bernardino de Almansa Carrión |
| Successor | Diego de Guevara y Estrada |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | September 1632 by Fernando Valdés Llano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1570 |
| Died | September 25, 1640 Santo Domingo |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Biography
Facundo de la Torre was born in Sahagún, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[1] On July 17, 1631, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Urban VIII on January 2, 1632, as Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[1] In September 1632, he was consecrated bishop by Fernando Valdés Llano, Bishop of Teruel with Francisco Olivares Maldonado, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Archbishop Emeritus of Baghdad as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Archbishop of Santo Domingo until his death on September 25, 1640.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza, Bishop of Puerto Rico.[1]
References
- "Archbishop Facundo (Fernando) de la Torre, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]