Luis Zapata de Cárdenas


Luis Zapata de Cárdenas, O.F.M. Rec. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada.

Biography

Luis Zapata de Cárdenas was born in Llerena, Spain, in 1510 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Recollects.
On 8 November 1570 he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada.
In May 1571, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Castagna, Archbishop of Rossano.
He served as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada until his death on 24 Feb 1590.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Dionisio de Santos, Bishop of Cartagena.

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