Antonio de Monroy
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Antonio de Monroy, O.P. or Antonio de Monroy y Hijar (6 July 1634 – 7 November 1715) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1685–1715), Bishop of Michoacán (1680) and the Master of the Order of Preachers (1677–1686).[1]
Biography
editAntonio de Monroy was born in Santiago de Querétaro, México and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1] He served as a missionary in Mexico[2] and later represented Mexico at the Dominican chapter of 1677[2] where he encouraged the Rosary Confraternities.[2] In 1677, he was appointed Master General of Order of Friars Preachers.[1] The probabilist controversy raged during his mastership.[2] On 4 June 1685, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.[1] on 11 June 1685, he was consecrated bishop by Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere.[1] In 1686, he resigned as Master General of Order of Friars Preachers.[1] He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 7 November 1715.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Vincenzo Ludovico Gotti, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem (1688).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Archbishop Antonio de Monroy, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ a b c d Benedict M. Ashley, The Dominicans, ch. 6 Archived February 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
External links and additional sources
edit- Cheney, David M. ""Archdiocese of Morelia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
| Preceded by Juan Tomás de Rocaberti |
Master of the Order of Preachers 1677–1686 |
Succeeded by Antonin Cloche |
| Preceded by Francisco de Aguiar y Seijas y Ulloa |
Bishop of Michoacán 1680 |
Succeeded by Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño |
| Preceded by Francisco de Seijas Losada |
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela 1685–1715 |
Succeeded by Luis de Salcedo y Azcona |