Fernando Cano Almirante
Appearance
His Most Reverend Fernando Cano Almirante | |
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Bishop of Canarias | |
Diocese | Canarias |
Predecessor | Manuel Bernardo Morete Bodelón |
Successor | Bernardo Martínez Carnero |
Orders | |
Consecration | by Bartolomé María de las Heras Navarro |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 December 1761 |
Died | 22 September 1826 | (aged 64)
Nationality | Spanish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Styles of Fernando Cano Almirante | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Grace |
Religious style | Bishop |
Fernando Cano Almirante O.F.M. (Born 12 December 1761, died 22 September 1826) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church, who served successively as bishop of Antioquia, Colombia and bishop of Canarias, Canary Islands, Spain.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Spain in December 1761, he studied for the priesthood and became a member of the Order of the Observant Friars Minor (also known as Franciscans) in February 1778.[1]
Pope Pius VI appointed him bishop of Antioquia in Colombia on 11 November 1818 and he was consecrated bishop on 1 October 1820.[2] Pius VI then appointed him to the diocese of Canarias, in the Canary Islands on 17 June 1825.[3] He died while in office in Gran Canaria on 22 September 1826.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bishop José Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero †". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia Colombia". GCatholic. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Diocese of Islas Canarias Spain". GCatholic. Retrieved 1 June 2024.