Tomás de Cárdenas

Most Reverend Tomás de Cárdenas
Bishop of Verapaz
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Verapaz
In office	1574–1578
Predecessor	Pedro de la Peña
Successor	Antonio de Hervias
Personal details
Died	1578 Verapaz, Guatemala

Tomás de Cárdenas, O.P. (died 1578) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the third Bishop of Verapaz (1574–1578).^[1]

Biography

Tomás de Cárdenas was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.^[1] On 8 January 1574, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Verapaz.^[1] He served as Bishop of Verapaz until his death in 1578.^[1]

See also

• Catholic Church in Guatemala

References

1. "Bishop Tomás de Cárdenas, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 11, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Verapaz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Verapaz (Guatemala)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Pedro de la Peña	Bishop of Verapaz 1564–1565	Succeeded by Antonio de Hervias