Francisco de la Cámara y Raya

Most Reverend Francisco de la Cámara y Raya
Bishop of Panamá
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Panamá
In office	1612–1624
Predecessor	Agustín de Carvajal
Successor	Cristóbal Martínez de Salas
Orders
Consecration	1614 by Juan Bartolomé de Bohorquez e Hinojosa
Personal details
Born	Granada, Spain
Died	August 18, 1624 Panama City

Francisco de la Cámara y Raya (died 18 August 1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Panamá (1612–1624).^[1][2][3]

Biography

Francisco de la Cámara y Raya was born in Granada, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.^[4] On November 27, 1612, Pope Paul V, appointed him Bishop of Panamá.^[1][4] In 1614, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Bartolomé de Bohorquez e Hinojosa, Bishop of Coro.^[4] He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on August 18, 1624.^[1][4]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 272. (in Latin)
2. Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | P. 41-47
3. Los Obispos Latinoamericanos - Defensa Del Indio Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine P. 42-45 | retrieved November 17, 2015
4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco de la Cámara y Raya, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Panamá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Agustín de Carvajal	Bishop of Panamá 1612–1624	Succeeded by Cristóbal Martínez de Salas