Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado

Most Reverend Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado
Bishop of Ávila
Tomb of Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Ávila
In office	1530–1548
Predecessor	Francisco Ruiz
Successor	Diego Alava Esquivel
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Mallorca (1511–1530)
Personal details
Died	25 January 1548 Ávila, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado (died 25 January 1548) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ávila (1530–1548) and Bishop of Mallorca (1511–1530).^[1]

Biography

On 29 October 1511, Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Julius II as Bishop of Mallorca.^[1] On 12 January 1530, he was appointed by Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Ávila.^[1] He served as Bishop of Ávila until his death on 25 January 1548.^[1]

References

1. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado" retrieved January 12, 2016

External links and additional sources

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

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Diego Ribera de Toledo	Bishop of Mallorca 1511–1530	Succeeded by Juan Bautista Campeggio
Preceded by Francisco Ruiz	Bishop of Ávila 1530–1548	Succeeded by Diego Alava Esquivel