Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina

Most Reverend Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina
Bishop of Tlaxcala
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Tlaxcala
In office	1572–1576
Predecessor	Fernando de Villagómez
Successor	Diego de Romano y Govea
Personal details
Died	17 Jul 1576 Puebla, Mexico

Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S. (died 1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1572–1576) and Bishop of Michoacán (1566–1572).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina was ordained a priest in the Order of Santiago.^[1] On 15 May 1566, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Michoacán.^[1] On 10 Dec 1572, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Tlaxcala and installed on 8 Oct 1573.^[1] He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on 17 Jul 1576.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro de Moya y Contreras, Archbishop of México (1573); and the principal co-consecrator of Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega, Bishop of Michoacán (1574).^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016
2. "Archdiocese of Morelia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016