Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cifuentes and the second or maternal family name is Sotomayor.

Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor, O.P. (1600 – 18 May 1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Yucatán (1659–1676).

Most Reverend Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor
Bishop of Yucatán
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Yucatán
In office	1659–1676
Predecessor	Lorenzo Horta Rodríguez
Successor	Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza
Orders
Consecration	Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas by 25 July 1660
Personal details
Born	1600 Seville, Crown of Castille
Died	May 18, 1676(1676-05-18) (aged 75–76) Yucatán, New Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor was born in Seville, Spain in 1600 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 22 September 1659, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Yucatán. On 25 July 1660, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas, Bishop of Tlaxcala. He served as Bishop of Yucatán until his death on 18 May 1676. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1673).

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Yucatán". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}