Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pimentel and the second or maternal family name is Zúñiga.

Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga (1574–1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1623–1653) and Bishop of Valladolid (1619–1623).

Most Reverend Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga
Bishop of Cuenca
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Cuenca
In office	1623–1653
Predecessor	Andrés Pacheco
Successor	Juan Francisco Pacheco
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Valladolid (1619–1623)
Orders
Ordination	29 Jul 1619
Consecration	8 Dec 1619 by Fernando Acevedo González
Personal details
Born	5 Aug 1574 Benavides de Orvigo, Spain
Died	11 Jun 1653 (age 78) Cuenca, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga was born in Benavides de Orvigo, Spain on 5 Aug 1574 (or 3 Aug 1576), as illegitimate son of Juan Alonso Pimentel de Herrera, 5th Duke of Benavente and María Gallega . He was ordained a priest on 29 Jul 1619 .
On 29 Jul 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Valladolid. On 8 Dec 1619, he was consecrated bishop by Fernando Acevedo González, Archbishop of Burgos, with Juan Portocarrero, Bishop of Almería, serving as co-consecrator. On 13 Feb 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Cuenca. He served as Bishop of Cuenca until his death on 11 Jun 1653.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

• Garcerán Albañell, Archbishop of Granada (1621);
• Juan de la Torre Ayala, Archbishop of Granada (1622);
• Juan Pereda Gudiel, Bishop of Oviedo (1627); and
• Domingo Pimentel Zúñiga, Bishop of Osma (1631).

See also

• Catholic Church in Spain

External links and additional sources

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