Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola

Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola (1587 – December 27, 1655) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Burgos (1640–1655), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena (1637–1640), and as Archbishop of Mexico (1627-1634).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola was born in Cañas, La Rioja, Spain.^[1][5] On August 9, 1627, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Mexico.^[1] April 12, 1628, he was consecrated bishop by Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo, Bishop of Michoacán.^[1] He served as Archbishop of Mexico until his resignation on July 20, 1634.^[1] On October 5, 1637, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena.^[1] On October 8, 1640, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Burgos where he served until his death on December 27, 1655.^[1]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan Velasco Acevedo, Bishop of Orense (1637); Pedro Luis Manso Zuñiga, Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos (1648); and Juan Bravo Lasprilla, Bishop of Lugo (1652).^[1]

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola" retrieved November 13, 2015
2. ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mexico" retrieved December 31, 2015
3. ↑ GCatholic.org: "Diocese of Cartagena, Spain" retrieved December 31, 2015
4. ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos" retrieved December 31, 2015
5. 1 2 Arquidiocesis de Mexico website: "Arzobishops" retrieved January 3, 2016