Nicolás de Ramos y Santos

Most Reverend Nicolás de Ramos y Santos
Archbishop of Santo Domingo
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
In office	1592–1599
Predecessor	Alfonso López de Avila
Successor	Agustín Dávila Padilla
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Puerto Rico (1588–1592)
Personal details
Born	1531 Villasabariego, Spain
Died	December 1, 1599 Santo Domingo
Nationality	Spanish

Nicolás de Ramos y Santos (1531 – December 1, 1599) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1592–1599) and the third Bishop of Puerto Rico (1588–1592).^[1][2]

Biography

Nicolás de Ramos y Santos was born in Villasabariego, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.^[2] On February 12, 1588, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Puerto Rico.^[2] On July 13, 1592, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Santo Domingo where served until his death on December 1, 1599.^[2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 278 and 187. (in Latin)
2. "Archbishop Nicolás de Ramos y Santos, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Religious titles
Preceded by Diego de Salamanca	Bishop of Puerto Rico 1588–1592	Succeeded by Antonio Calderón de León
Preceded by Alfonso López de Avila	Archbishop of Santo Domingo 1592–1599	Succeeded by Agustín Dávila Padilla