Antonio de Monroy, O.P. or Antonio de Monroy y Hijar (6 July 1634 – 7 November 1715) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1685–1715), Bishop of Michoacán (1680) and the Master of the Order of Preachers (1677–1686).[1]

Most Reverend

Antonio de Monroy
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
In office1685–1715
PredecessorFrancisco de Aguiar y Seijas y Ulloa
SuccessorJuan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño
Previous post(s)Master of the Order of Preachers (1677–1686)
Orders
Consecration11 June 1685
by Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni
Personal details
Born6 July 1634
Died7 November 1715 (age 81)
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Biography

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Antonio de Monroy was born in Santiago de Querétaro, México and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1] He served as a missionary in Mexico[2] and later represented Mexico at the Dominican chapter of 1677[2] where he encouraged the Rosary Confraternities.[2] In 1677, he was appointed Master General of Order of Friars Preachers.[1] The probabilist controversy raged during his mastership.[2] On 4 June 1685, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.[1] on 11 June 1685, he was consecrated bishop by Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere.[1] In 1686, he resigned as Master General of Order of Friars Preachers.[1] He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 7 November 1715.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Vincenzo Ludovico Gotti, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem (1688).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Archbishop Antonio de Monroy, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ a b c d Benedict M. Ashley, The Dominicans, ch. 6 Archived February 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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  • Cheney, David M. ""Archdiocese of Morelia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Master of the Order of Preachers
1677–1686
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Michoacán
1680
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
1685–1715
Succeeded by