About Luis López de Solís
Lived 1534 – 1606 (aged 71–72). Luis López de Solís was a Spanish latin Catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Luis López de Solís, O.S.A. (1534 – July 5, 1606) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of La Plata o Charcas (1605–1606) and the Bishop of Quito (1592–1605).
Biography Luis López de Solís was born in Salamanca, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine in 1558. On September 7, 1592, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Quito. On April 3, 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Archbishop of Lima. On July 18, 1605, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas. He served as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on July 5, 1606.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Fernando Trexo y Senabria, Bishop of Córdoba.
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Spanish Roman Catholic prelate
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Luis López de Solís was born in 1534 in Salamanca.
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Luis López de Solís died on 5 July 1606.
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Luis López de Solís was a latin Catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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