Most Reverend Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga | |
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Bishop of Mondoñedo | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Diocese of Mondoñedo |
In office | 1638–1644 |
Predecessor | Antonio Valdés Herrera |
Successor | Juan Juániz de Echalar |
Orders | |
Consecration | 23 January 1639 by Fernando Andrade Sotomayor |
Personal details | |
Born | 1575 Santa María de Ferreira,
Spain |
Died | 14 August 1644 (age 69) Mondoñedo, Spain |
Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga (1575 – 14 August 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mondoñedo (1638–1644). [1] [2] [3]
Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga was born in Santa María de Ferreira, Spain. [1] On 21 June 1638, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Mondoñedo. [1] On 23 January 1639, he was consecrated by Fernando Andrade Sotomayor, Archbishop of Burgos with Bartolomé Santos de Risoba, Bishop of León, and Cristóbal Guzmán Santoyo, Bishop of Palencia, serving as co-consecrators. [1] He served as Bishop of Mondoñedo until his death on 14 August 1644. [1] While bishop, he served as the primary co-consecrator of Diego Martínez Zarzosa, Bishop of Tui (1644). [1]