Antonio de Rojas Manrique

Most Reverend
Antonio de Rojas Manrique
Patriarch of the West Indies
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Bishop of Burgos
In office 1524-1527
Predecessor None
Successor Esteban Gabriel Merino
Personal details
Died 27 Jun 1527
Burgos, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Mallorca (1496-1507)
Archbishop of Granada (1507-1524)
Bishop of Palencia (1524-1525)
Bishop of Burgos (1525-1527)

Antonio de Rojas Manrique (died 27 Jun 1527) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of the West Indies (1524-1527), Bishop of Burgos (1525-1527), Bishop of Palencia (1524-1525), Archbishop of Granada (1507-1524), and Bishop of Mallorca (1496-1507).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Biography

In 1496, Antonio de Rojas Manrique was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Alexander VI as Bishop of Mallorca.[1] In 1507, he was appointed by Pope Julius II as Archbishop of Granada.[1] In 1524, he was appointed by Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Palencia and the first Patriarch of the West Indies.[1] On 3 Jul 1525, he was appointed by Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Burgos.[1] He served as Bishop of Burgos and Patriarch of West Indies until his death on 27 Jun 1527.[1]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Guillermo Ramón de Moncada
Bishop of Mallorca
1496-1507
Succeeded by
Diego Ribera de Toledo
Preceded by
Hernando de Talavera
Archbishop of Granada
1507-1524
Succeeded by
Francisco Herrera Ruesta
Preceded by
Pedro Ruiz de la Mota
Bishop of Palencia
1524-1525
Succeeded by
Pedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando
Preceded by
Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca
Bishop of Burgos
1525-1527
Succeeded by
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Zúñiga
Preceded by
None
Patriarch of the West Indies
1524-1527
Succeeded by
Esteban Gabriel Merino
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