Most Reverend Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera | |
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Bishop of Puerto Rico | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Puerto Rico |
Predecessor | Alonso Manso |
Successor | Francisco Andrés de Carvajal |
Orders | |
Consecration | by Francisco Mendoza |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 1570 |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Coro (1531–1532) |
Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera (died 1570) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Puerto Rico (1541–1567)[1] and the first Bishop of Coro (1531–1532).[2]
Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera was born in Santo Domingo.[3] On June 21, 1531, and confirmed by Pope Clement VII as the first Bishop of Coro.[2][4] On June 30, 1532, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Mendoza, Bishop of Zamora.[3][4] On July 6, 1541, he was appointed by Pope Paul III as the second Bishop of Puerto Rico.[1][3][4] On May 6, 1567, he resigned as Bishop of Puerto Rico.[1][3][4] He died in 1570.[3][4]
He was the principal consecrator of Alfonso de Fuenmayor, the fifth Bishop of Santo Domingo.[3]