Faustino Casas Hernández

Most Reverend

Faustino Casas Hernández
Bishop of Paraguay
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Asunción
In office1674–1686
PredecessorFerdinandus de Valcácer
SuccessorSebastián de Pastrana
Orders
Consecration1675
Personal details
Born1604
Casarrubuelos, Spain
Died2 August 1686 (age 82)

Faustino Casas Hernández, O. de M. (1604–1686) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Paraguay (1674–1686).[1]

Biography

Faustino Casas Hernández was born in Casarrubuelos, Spain in 1604 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy.[2] On 7 December 1674, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Paraguay.[1][2] In 1675, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of Paraguay until his death on 2 August 1686.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 102. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Faustino Casas Hernández, O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Paraguay
1674–1686 		Succeeded by


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