Tomás Casillas

Most Reverend

Tomás Casillas
Most Reverend; Tomás Casillas
Bishop of Chiapas
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1552–1567
Predecessor	Bartolomé de las Casas
Successor	Pedro Martín Fernández
Orders
Consecration	1552; by Francisco Marroquín Hurtado
Personal details
Born	León, Spain
Died	29 Oct 1567

Tomás Casillas, O.P. (died 1567) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Chiapas (1552–1567).

Date Event Title 2 Apr 1529 Professed Member of Order of Friars Preachers 19 Jan 1551 Appointed Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México 1552 Ordained Bishop Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México 29 Oct 1567 Died Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México

Biography

Tomás Casillas was born in León, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Preachers.^[1] On 19 Jan 1551, he was appointed during the papacy of List of popes as Bishop of Chiapas.^[2]^[3] In 1552, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Marroquín Hurtado, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala^[4] He served as Bishop of Chiapas until his death on 29 Oct 1567.^[3]

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External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 2, 2019. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. [xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "xxxxxxxxxa"]. GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 2, 2019. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}