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Predecessor Juan Francisco Arnaldo Isasi Successor Bartolomé Garcia de Escañuela Consecration February 24, 1664
by Georges d’Aubusson de la Feuillade Died 21 August 1668, San Juan, Puerto Rico Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico | ||
Benito de Rivas (died August 21, 1668) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Puerto Rico (1663-1668).
Biography
Benito de Rivas was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict. On February 28, 1663, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Puerto Rico. On February 24, 1664, he was consecrated bishop by Georges d’Aubusson de la Feuillade, Archbishop of Embrun with Antonio del Buffalo, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, and Luis de Morales, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo as Co-Consecrators. He served as Bishop of Puerto Rico until his death on August 21, 1668. While bishop, he was the principal Consecrator of Francisco de la Cueva Maldonado, Archbishop of Santo Domingo.
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