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Francisco Velarde de la Cuenca

Francisco Velarde de la Cuenca was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Messina (1599–1605).

Biography

Francisco Velarde de la Cuenca was ordained a priest on 20 December 1578. On 1 February 1599, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Messina. Two weeks later, he was consecrated bishop by Ottaviano Paravicini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Alessio, with Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon, and Giovanni Camerota, Bishop of Bova, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Messina until he died in 1605.

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