About Mendo de Benavides
Lived 1569 – 1644 (aged 74–75). Mendo de Benavides was a Spanish catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Mendo de Benavides (1569 – 17 October 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cartagena (1640–1644) and Bishop of Segovia (1533–1540).
Biography Mendo de Benavides born in Santisteban del Puerto, Spain. On 18 July 1633, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Segovia. On 1 January 1634, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Arauz Díaz, Bishop of Guadix with Luis Camargo Pacheco, Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla, and Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando, Bishop of Chiapas, serving as co-consecrators. On 19 November 1640, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cartagena. He served as Bishop of Cartagena until his death on 17 October 1644.
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Who was Mendo de Benavides?
Spanish Roman Catholic prelate
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Mendo de Benavides was born in 1569 in Santisteban del Puerto.
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Mendo de Benavides died on 17 October 1644 in Cartagena.
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Mendo de Benavides was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Mendo de Benavides was Spanish.
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