Church Catholic Church Predecessor Bernardo de Fresneda Died 1581 | In office 1578–1581 Nationality Spanish | |
Successor Antonio Rodríguez de Pazos y Figueroa Previous posts Bishop of Tortosa (1560–1574), Roman Catholic Diocese of Plasencia (1574–1578) | ||
Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, O.P. (1512–1581) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1578–1581), Bishop of Plasencia (1574–1578), and Bishop of Tortosa (1560–1574).
Biography
Martín de Córdoba Mendoza was born in Córdoba, Spain on 3 Nov 1512 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 17 Jul 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Tortosa. On 4 Jun 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Plasencia. On 13 Jun 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Córdoba. He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death on 5 Jun 1581. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Lorenzo Figueroa Córdoba, Bishop of Sigüenza (1579); and Jerónimo Manrique de Lara, Bishop of Salamanca (1579).