Francisco de Santiago y Calderón

Francisco de Santiago y Calderón (5 February 1669 – 13 October 1736) was a Spanish clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca. He was appointed bishop 6 July 1729, and ordained bishop on 19 June 1730. He died on 13 October 1736.

Early life, education, and career

De Santiago was born in Torralba de Calatrava, in the diocese of Cuenca. He joined the Order of La Merced.

He was ordained as bishop on 19 June 1730.

Bishop de Santiago created rules in 1731 for confradías to organize and pay for festivals, which were later copied by other dioceses in Mexico.

In July 1735, de Santiago, in his ecclesiastical role as judge of a canon law court, indicted several local government officials for "alleged cannibalism and child sacrifice," and eventually imprisoned them for idolatry.

He completed building the Cathedral, including two towers and a clock, and was famous for giving alms.

He died on 13 October 1736.