Benito de Rivas
Most Reverend Benito de Rivas | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Puerto Rico | |
| Church | Georges d’Aubusson de la Feuillade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | August 21, 1668 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Benito de Rivas,
Biography
Benito de Rivas was born in
Archbishop of Embrun with Antonio del Buffalo, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, and Luis de Morales, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo as Co-Consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Puerto Rico until his death on August 21, 1668.[2] While bishop, he was the principal Consecrator of Francisco de la Cueva Maldonado, Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[2]
References
- ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 286. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Benito de Rivas, O.S.B. retrieved December 31, 2015
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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