García Gil Manrique

García Gil Manrique (died 1655) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Barcelona (1633–1655), Bishop of Gerona (1627–1633), and Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca (1618–1627).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Biography

On 5 Mar 1618, García Gil Manrique was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca and Titular Bishop of Utica.^[1] On 29 Apr 1618, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati with Francesco Sacrati (cardinal), Titular Archbishop of Damascus, and Cesare Ventimiglia, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] On 30 Aug 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Gerona.^[1] On 28 Nov 1633, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Barcelona.^[1] He served as Bishop of Barcelona until his death in 1655.^[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:^[1]

• Ramón Sentmenat y Lanuza, Bishop of Vic (1640);
• Damián Lopez de Haro y Villarda, Bishop of Puerto Rico (1644);

and the principal co-consecrator of:^[1]

• Juan de la Torre Ayala, Bishop of Orense (1622);
• Fernando Valdés Llano, Bishop of Teruel (1625);
• Miguel Ayala, Bishop of Palencia (1625);
• Gutiérrez Bernardo de Quirós (Quiróz), Bishop of Tlaxcala (1626);
• Baltasar Borja, Bishop of Mallorca (1626);
• Sebastião de Matos de Noronha, Bishop of Elvas (1626); and
• Juan Pereda Gudiel, Bishop of Oviedo (1627).

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