Most Reverend García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga | |
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Archbishop of Mexico | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Archdiocese of Mexico |
In office | 1600–1606 |
Predecessor | Alfonso Fernández de Bonilla |
Successor | Francisco García Guerra |
Orders | |
Ordination | by Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas |
Consecration | On August 15, 1601 |
Personal details | |
Died | 1606 |
García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga (died 1606) was a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Mexico (1600–1606). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome. [3] On December 6, 1600, he was appointed by Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Mexico. [3] On August 15, 1601, he was consecrated bishop by Cardinal Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas, Archbishop of Toledo. [3] He served as Archbishop of Mexico until his death in 1606. [3] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Diego Vázquez de Mercado, Bishop of Yucatán (1604). [3]