Francisco Delgado López (bishop)

Most Reverend Francisco Delgado López
Bishop of Jaén
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Jaén
In office	1566-1576
Predecessor	Diego de los Cobos Molina
Successor	Diego Deza Tello
Orders
Consecration	11 January 1562 by Diego Ramírez Sedeño de Fuenleal
Personal details
Born	1514 Villapun
Died	2 October 1576 (age 62) Jaén, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Lugo (1561–1566)

Francisco Delgado López (1514–1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Jaén (1566–1576) and Bishop of Lugo (1561–1566).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Biography

Francisco Delgado López was born in Villapun in 1514. On 13 June 1561, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Lugo. On 11 January 1562, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Ramírez Sedeño de Fuenleal, Bishop of Pamplona, with Luis Suárez, Bishop of Dragonara, and Rodrigo Vázquez, Titular Bishop of Troas, serving as co-consecrators. On 26 April 1566, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Jaén. He served as Bishop of Jaén until his death on 2 October 1576.^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Francisco Delgado López" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 28, 2016
2. "Diocese of Jaén" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Diocese of Jaén" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Diocese of Lugo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Diocese of Lugo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved January 14, 2016
6. Real Academia de la Historia "500 años del nacimiento de Francisco Delgado López. Obispo de Lugo, Jaén y electo arzobispo de Santiago" retrieved November 1, 2016