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Francisco Pizaro de Orellana

Francisco Pizaro de Orellana

Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1680–1683)

Francisco Pizaro de Orellana (1630–1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1680–1683).[1][2][3]

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Biography

Francisco Pizaro de Orellana was born in Manila, Spanish East Indies (now in the Philippines), in 1630[4] and served as Archdeacon of Manila and commissary of the Holy Crusade.[5] On 22 February 1680, he was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Nueva Segovia and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI on 27 May 1680[1][4] in Vigan.[5] In 1681, he was consecrated bishop.[4] He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death on 2 September 1683.[4] His death caused a long vacancy of the bishopric in the diocese with his successor not appointed until 1699 and not arriving until 1704.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Padua: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 292–293. (in Latin)
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    "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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    "Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 7, 2017
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    Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco Pizaro de Orellana". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  5. [5]
    Blair, Emma Helen (March 24, 2011). The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Relating to China and the Chinese, Volume 21. pp. 201 and 236–237.
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