Church Catholic Church | Nationality Spanish | |
Predecessor Juan Alonso de Cuevas y Davalos Successor Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara Consecration June 6, 1633
by Juan Guzman Died 14 May 1667, Mexico City, Mexico Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico Previous posts Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (1632–1639) | ||
Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando (April 24, 1592 – May 14, 1667) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mexico (1666-1667), Bishop of Michoacán (1639–1666), and Bishop of Chiapas (1632–1639).
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Biography
Ovando was born in Madrid, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On October 9, 1632, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on January 31, 1633 by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Chiapas. On June 6, 1633, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Guzman, Archbishop of Zaragoza with Juan Bravo Lagunas, Bishop of Ugento, and Miguel Avellán, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, as co-consecrators. On May 30, 1639, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Michoacán. He was installed on March 17, 1640. On December 15, 1666, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Mexico where he served until his death on May 14, 1667.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, Ovando was the principal consecrator of:
and principal co-consecrator of: