Martín de Córdoba Mendoza

Most Reverend Martín de Córdoba Mendoza
Bishop of Córdoba
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1578–1581
Predecessor	Bernardo de Fresneda
Successor	Antonio Rodríguez de Pazos y Figueroa
Personal details
Born	3 Nov 1512 Córdoba, Spain
Died	5 Jun 1581 (age 68) Córdoba, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Tortosa (1560–1574) Bishop 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).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Biography

Martín de Córdoba Mendoza was born in Córdoba, Spain on 3 Nov 1512 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.^[1] On 17 Jul 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Tortosa.^[1] On 4 Jun 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Plasencia.^[1] On 13 Jun 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Córdoba.^[1] He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death on 5 Jun 1581.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Lorenzo Figueroa Córdoba, Bishop of Sigüenza (1579); and Jerónimo Manrique de Lara, Bishop of Salamanca (1579).^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
2. "Diocese of Córdoba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Diocese of Córdoba" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Diocese of Plasencia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Diocese of Plasencia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
6. "Diocese of Tortosa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
7. "Diocese of Tortosa" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016