Diego de Arce y Reinoso

Not to be confused with Diego de Arce.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arce and the second or maternal family name is Reinoso.
Most Reverend

Diego de Arce y Reinoso Ávila y Palomares
Grand Inquisitor of Spain
Diego de Arce y Reinoso
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1643–1665
PredecessorAntonio de Sotomayor
SuccessorPascual de Aragón
Previous post(s)Bishop of Tui (1635–1637)
Bishop of Ávila (1637–1640)
Bishop of Plasencia (1640–1652)
Orders
Consecration3 February 1636
by Fernando Valdés Llano
Personal details
Born25 April 1587
Zalamea de la Serena, Spain
Died18 July 1665 (1665-07-19) (aged 78)
NationalitySpanish

Diego de Arce y Reinoso Ávila y Palomares (25 April 1587 – 18 July 1665) was a Spanish bishop who served as Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1643 to 1665; and as Bishop of Plasencia (1640–1652), Bishop of Ávila (1637–1640), and Bishop of Tui (1635–1637).[1][2]

  1. ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 65, 282, and 349. (in Latin)
  2. ^ "Bishop Diego Arce Reinoso" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 21, 2016