Francisco de la Cerda Córdoba

Bishop

Most Reverend Francisco de la Cerda Córdoba
Bishop of Islas Canarias
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Islas Canarias
In office	1551
Predecessor	Antonio de la Cruz (bishop)
Successor	Melchor Cano
Personal details
Born	Córdoba, Spain
Died	14 Nov 1551
Nationality	Spanish

Francisco de la Cerda Córdoba, O.P. (died 1551) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Islas Canarias (1551).^[1]

Biography

Francisco de la Cerda Córdoba was born in Córdoba, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.^[2] On 19 Jan 1551, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Islas Canarias.^[1]^[2] He served as Bishop of Islas Canarias until his death on 14 Nov 1551.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 150. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco de la Cerda Córdoba, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Islas Canarias". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands} (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}