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Most Reverend Luis Cabeza de Vaca
Bishop of Palencia
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Palencia
In Office 1537–1550
Predecessor Francisco Mendoza
Successor Pedro de la Gasca
Personal details
Died November 22, 1550
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Salamanca (1530–1537)
Bishop of Islas Canarias (1523–1530)

Luis Cabeza de Vaca (died November 22, 1550) served as Bishop of Palencia, (1537–1550), Bishop of Salamanca (1530–1537), and Bishop of Islas Canarias (1523–1530).

Biography

On March 11, 1523 Pope Adrian VI appointed him Bishop of Islas Canarias. On June 22, 1530, Pope Clement VII appointed him Bishop of Salamanca. On April 14, 1537, Pope Paul III appointed him Bishop of Palencia. He died on November 22, 1550.

While Bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Jerónimo de Loaysa, Bishop of Cartagena (1538), and principal co-consecrator of Jorge de Austria, Bishop of Brixen (1539).

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