Francisco de Urríes

Most Reverend Francisco de Urríes
Bishop of Urgell
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Urgell
In office	1534–1551
Predecessor	Pedro Jordán de Urríes
Successor	Miguel Puig
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Patti (1518–1534)
Personal details
Born	Huesca, Aragon
Died	(1551-10-26)26 October 1551 Urgell, Catalonia

Francisco de Urríes or Francisco de Verreis (died 26 October 1551) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Urgell (1534–1551), Co-prince of Andorra (1534 - 1551) and Bishop of Patti (1518–1534).

Biography

He was the son of the barons of Ayerbe. He was born in Huesca, Aragon. He was active in the diocese of Urgell in the 1510s. He lived outside the diocese of Urgell, so he appointed two bishops who led the bishopric: Baltasar de Heredia (1535 - 1540) and Joan Punyet (1550 - 1551). On 21 June 1518, he was appointed by Pope Leo X as Bishop of Patti. On 8 June 1534, he was appointed by Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Urgell. He served as Bishop of Urgell until his death on 26 October 1551. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Martín Pérez de Ayala, Archbishop of Valencia (1548).

He celebrated two synods in 1542 and 1545.

Some sources say he died in Urgell, while others say it was Ayerbe, where he spent a lot of time. He was buried in Ayerbe in 1551.

References

• "Francisco de Urríes". bisbaturgell.org. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2024.

External links and additional sources

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