Bartolomé de la Plaza

Most Reverend

Bartolomé de la Plaza
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseDiocese of Santiago de Cuba
In office1597–1602
PredecessorJuan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo
SuccessorJuan de las Cabezas Altamirano
Orders
Consecration1598
Personal details
Born
Spain
Died1602
Santiago de Cuba

Bartolomé de la Plaza (died 1602) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1597–1602).[1]

Biography

Bartolomé de la Plaza was born in Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 10 November 1597, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[2] In 1598, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death in 1602.[2]

References

  1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 182. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Bartolomé de la Plaza, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
1597–1602 		Succeeded by


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