Reginaldo de Lizárraga | |
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Bishop of Paraguay | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Paraguay |
In office | 1609 |
Predecessor | Martín Ignacio de Loyola |
Successor | Lorenzo Pérez de Grado |
Orders | |
Consecration | 24 October 1599 by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo |
Personal details | |
Born | 1535 |
Died | 10 November 1609 Asuncion, Paraguay |
Nationality | Spanish |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Concepción (1598–1609) |
Reginaldo de Lizárraga, O.P. (1535 – 10 November 1609) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Paraguay (1609) [1] and Bishop of Concepción in Chile [2] (1598–1609). [3]
Reginaldo de Lizárraga was born in Lizarraga, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. [4] [5] On 31 August 1598, he was confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Concepción and installed in December 1602. [3] [4] [5] On 24 October 1599, he was consecrated bishop by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Archbishop of Lima. [4] [5] On 20 July 1609, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Paraguay. [1] [4] [5] He served as Bishop of Paraguay until his death on 10 November 1609. [1] [4]