Francisco de la Cámara y Raya
Most Reverend Francisco de la Cámara y Raya | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Panamá | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Panamá |
| In office | 1612–1624 |
| Predecessor | Agustín de Carvajal |
| Successor | Cristóbal Martínez de Salas |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1614 by Juan Bartolomé de Bohorquez e Hinojosa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | August 18, 1624 Panama City |
Francisco de la Cámara y Raya (died 18 August 1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Panamá (1612–1624).[1][2][3]
Biography
Francisco de la Cámara y Raya was born in Granada, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[4] On November 27, 1612, Pope Paul V, appointed him Bishop of Panamá.[1][4] In 1614, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Bartolomé de Bohorquez e Hinojosa, Bishop of Coro.[4] He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on August 18, 1624.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 272. (in Latin)
- ^ Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | P. 41-47
- ^ Los Obispos Latinoamericanos - Defensa Del Indio Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine P. 42-45 | retrieved November 17, 2015
- ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco de la Cámara y Raya, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Panamá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
