Francisco Trujillo Garcia
Spanish priest
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| Intro | Spanish priest | |
| Places | Spain | |
| was | Priest | |
| Work field | Religion | |
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| Religion: | Catholic church | |
| Birth | 1519 | |
| Death | November 1592León, León Province, Castile and León, Spain (aged 73 years) |
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Francisco Trujillo Garcia (1519 – 14 November 1592) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of León (1578–1592).
Biography
Francisco Trujillo Garcia was born in Cañicera, Spain in 1519. On 5 September 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of León. In 1578, he was consecrated bishop by Filippo Sega, Bishop of Piacenza, with Diego de Simancas, Bishop of Zamora, and Diego de la Calzada, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of León until his death on 14 November 1592. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Juan Ruiz Agüero, Bishop of Zamora (1584), and Pedro Castro Quiñones, Archbishop of Granada (1590).
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of León". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of León". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
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| Preceded by Juan de San Millán | Bishop of León 1578–1592 | Succeeded by Juan Alonso Moscoso |