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Luis de Morales (bishop)

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Died
  
Toledo, Spain

In office
  
1661-1679

Archdiocese
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toledo

Luis de Morales (1618-1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1661-1679).

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Biography

Luis de Morales was born in Belmonte, Spain in 1618 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. On 5 Sep 1661, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo and Titular Bishop of Troas. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo until his death in 1679.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

  • Antonio del Buffalo, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1662);
  • Antonio Rodríguez Castañon, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1662);
  • Francisco de Seijas Losada, Bishop of Valladolid (1664);
  • Francisco Rodríguez Castañón, Bishop of Orense (1664);
  • Benito de Rivas, Bishop of Puerto Rico (1664);
  • Alfonso Vázquez de Toledo, Bishop of Cádiz (1664); and
  • Diego Ros de Medrano, Bishop of Orense (1673).

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