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Most Reverend Francisco de Vitoria O.P. | |
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Bishop of Córdoba | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Córdoba |
In office | 1578–1592 |
Predecessor | Jerónimo de Villa Carrillo |
Successor | Fernando Trexo y Senabria |
Orders | |
Consecration | 18 November 1578 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1540 |
Died | 1592 Córdoba, Argentina |
Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
Don Fray Francisco de Vitoria, O.P. (1540 - 1592) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1578–1592). [1] [2] [3]
Francisco de Vitoria attended Estudio de Escuelas Generales de Alcaláwas (Modern name Complutense University of Madrid). [4] He was ordained as a priest in the Order of Preachers. [5] On 13 January 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Córdoba. [1] [5] On 18 November 1578, he was consecrated bishop. [5] He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death in 1592. [5]
De Vitoria's family was of Jewish heritage and his father, Duarte Nunez, was a New Christian. [6] He was the brother of Abraham Curiel and the paternal uncle of Jacob Curiel. [7]