Most Reverend
Luis de Cañizares
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| Bishop of Comayagua | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Comayagua |
| In office | 1629–1645 |
| Predecessor | Alfonso del Galdo |
| Successor | Juan Merlo de la Fuente |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 January 1599 |
| Consecration | 1624 by Juan Pérez de la Serna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1580 |
| Died | 4 July 1645 (age 65) Comayagua, Honduras |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1624–1628) |
Luis de Cañizares, O.M. (1580 – 4 July 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Comayagua (1629–1645) and Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1624–1628).[1][2]
Luis de Cañizares was born in Madrid, Spain in 1580 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Minims on 20 January 1599.[3][4] On 1 July 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIIIasBishop of Nueva Caceres.[1][3] In 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Pérez de la Serna, Archbishop of México.[3] On 19 June 1628, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Coadjutator Bishop of Comayagua and succeeded to the bishopric in 1629.[2][3] He served as Bishop of Comayagua until his death on 4 July 1645 .[3] While bishop, he was the principal consecratorofFernando Núñez Sagredo, Bishop of Nicaragua (1633).[3]
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Nueva Caceres 1624–1628 |
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Comayagua 1629–1645 |
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