Appointed 30 August 1713 Ordination 24 February 1679 Successor Gaspare Gori-Mancini | In office 1713-1721 Name Joaquin Canaves | |
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Consecration 10 September 1713
by Francesco Acquaviva | ||
Predecessor Davide Cocco Palmieri | ||
Joaquín Canaves (8 January 1640 – 3 June 1721) was a Spanish prelate who served as the Bishop of Malta from 1713 till 1721.
Biography
Canaves was born in Pollença, Majorca in Spain. On 24 February 1679 he was ordained priest of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. On August 30, 1713, Pope Clement XI appointed him as the successor of Bishop Davide Cocco Palmieri of Malta. He was consecrated bishop by Cardinal Francesco Acquaviva on September 10 and formally installed on October 4 of the same year. He spent the remaining 7 years as bishop of Malta until June 3, 1721, when he died at the age of 81.
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