Reginaldo de Lizárraga
South American Roman Catholic prelate
Reginaldo de Lizárraga, O.P. (1535 – 10 November 1609) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Paraguay (1609)
and Bishop of Concepción in Chile (1598–1609).
Biography
Reginaldo de Lizárraga was born in Lizarraga, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.
On 31 August 1598, he was confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Concepción and installed in December 1602.
On 24 October 1599, he was consecrated bishop by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Archbishop of Lima.
On 20 July 1609, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Paraguay.
He served as Bishop of Paraguay until his death on 10 November 1609.
References
External links and additional sources
Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Chow, Gabriel.
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