Domingo Ramírez de Arellano

Most Reverend

Domingo Ramírez de Arellano
Bishop of Yucatán
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Yucatán
In office1652–1653
PredecessorMarcos de Torres y Rueda
SuccessorLorenzo Horta Rodríguez
Previous post(s)Bishop of Chiapas (1640–1652)
Orders
Consecration24 March 1641
by Timoteo Pérez Vargas
Personal details
Born1568
Villaescusa, Spain
Died2 July 1653 (age 85)
Mérida, México
NationalitySpanish

Domingo Ramírez de Arellano, O.S.H. or Domingo de Villaescusa y Ramírez de Arellano (1568 – 2 July 1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Yucatán (1652–1653) and Bishop of Chiapas (1640–1652).[1][2]

Biography

Domingo Ramírez de Arellano was born in Villaescusa, Spain in 1568 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome.[1][2] On 19 November 1640, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Chiapas.[1][2] On 24 March 1641, he was consecrated bishop by Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Titular Bishop of Lystra, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Fernando Montero Espinosa, Bishop of Nueva Segovia, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 2 December 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Yucatán.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Yucatán until his death on 2 July 1653.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Domingo de Villaescusa Ramírez de Arellano, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Domingo de Villaescusa y Ramírez de Arellano, O.S.H." GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 2, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 2, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Yucatán". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Chiapas
1640–1652
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Yucatán
1652–1653
Succeeded by