Bishop Melchor Cano, O.P. †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1509²		Born
12 Sep 1552	43.6	Appointed	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
30 Jul 1553	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
1554¹	45.0	Resigned	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
30 Sep 1560	51.7	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain ; ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Melchor Cano
(VIAF: 59102478; WikiData: Q644162)
Bishop Melchor Cano O.P. (born 1509, died 30 Sep 1560) Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}

Event Place
Birth Place Tarancón, Diocese of Cuenca
Ordained Bishop Cathedral, Segovia, Diocese of Segovia
Death Place San Pedro Martir, Convent, Toledo, Archdiocese of Toledo

a bishop for 7.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Gaspar Zúñiga y Avellaneda †
Bishop of Segovia
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Francisco Lerma †
Bishop Emeritus of Valva e Sulmona
Bishop Rodrigo Vázquez †
Titular Bishop of Troas

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Gaspar Zúñiga y Avellaneda †
Bishop of Segovia

Event	Place
Birth Place	Tarancón, Diocese of Cuenca
Ordained Bishop	Cathedral, Segovia, Diocese of Segovia
Death Place	San Pedro Martir, Convent, Toledo, Archdiocese of Toledo

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 150
b/c2+: Episcopologio Español, Volume 1,500, Page 64, Number 369
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1553, Number 7
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 69, Number 5,454

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a bishop for 7.1 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Gaspar Zúñiga y Avellaneda † Bishop of Segovia Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Francisco Lerma † Bishop Emeritus of Valva e Sulmona Bishop Rodrigo Vázquez † Titular Bishop of Troas
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Gaspar Zúñiga y Avellaneda † Bishop of Segovia