Michael Fitzwalter

Most Reverend
Michael Fitzwalter
Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe
In office 1591-1601
Personal details
Born Ireland
Died 1601
Alcala del Rio
Nationality Spanish
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Michael Fitzwalter (also Miguel Gualtero)(died 1601)[1] was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1596-1601).[2][3][4] He was also named Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe (1591-1601) but never assumed the bishophric.[1]

Biography

Michael Fitzwalter was born in Ireland and attended the English College of St Gregory in Seville, Spain.[1] On 9 Aug 1591, Michael Fitzwalter was appointed by Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe[2] and consecrated in Venice on 15 Aug 1591.[1] Although appointed Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe, he never returned to Ireland and the diocese was administered by Vicars Apostolic in his absence.[1] In 1596, he was appointed by Pope Clement VIII as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville where he served until his death at Alcala del Rio, Spain in 1601.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Antonio de Raya Navarrete, Bishop of Cuzco (1594).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 García Hernán, Enrique. Irlanda y la Monarquía Hispánica: Kinsale 1601-2001: Guerra, Politica, Exilio y religion. p. 488. ISBN 9788400080679.
  2. 1 2 3 Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Michael Fitzwalter" retrieved January 20, 2016
  3. ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla" retrieved January 14, 2016
  4. ↑ GCatholic.org: "Diocese of Kerry" retrieved January 14, 2016
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