Francisco Porró y Reinado
Francisco Bartolomé Porró y Reinado, O.F.M. (October 15, 1739 – January 3, 1814) was a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (1801–1803) and Bishop of Tarazona (1803–1814).
Biography
Born in Gibraltar, Porró was a Franciscan of the Convent of the Holy Apostles in Rome.[1] He was appointed Bishop of Louisiana and the Two Floridas in the United States on July 20, 1801, and received his episcopal consecration on the following November 15 from Cardinal Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana.[2] However, he never took possession of the diocese; some say that he was never consecrated, he died before departing from Rome, or he never left because of a rumored sale of Louisiana.[1][3][4]
On January 17, 1803, Porro was transferred to the See of Terrazona in Spain.[2] He died in the position at age 74.
References
- 1 2 "New Orleans". Catholic Encyclopedia.
- 1 2 "Bishop Francisco Porró Reinado". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ↑ Clarke, Richard Henry. "Right Rev. Francis Porro, D.D.". Lives of the Deceased Bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States.
- ↑ "A History of the Archdiocese of New Orleans: Bishops and Archbishops". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Luis Ignatius Peñalver y Cárdenas |
Bishop of Louisiana and the Two Floridas 1801-1803 |
Succeeded by Louis William Valentine Dubourg |
| Preceded by Damián Martínez de Galinsonga |
Bishop of Terrazona 1803-1814 |
Succeeded by Jerónimo Castellón y Salas |
