Bernardino de Villalpando

Bernardino de Villalpando, C.R.S.A. (1500s – August 1569) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1564–1569)^[1] and Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1561–1564).^[2]

Most Reverend Bernardino de Villalpando
Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
Image of Bishop Bernardino Villalpando, who was the sixth bishop of Santiago de Cuba (from 1561 to 1564) and the second bishop of the diocese of Guatemala (from 1564 until his death in 1570)
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala
Diocese	Diocese of Santiago de Guatemala
In office	1564–1569
Predecessor	Francisco Marroquín Hurtado
Successor	Pedro Gómez de Córdoba
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1561–1664)
Orders
Consecration	by 1562
Personal details
Born	1500s Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Died	August 1569 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Bernardino de Villalpando was born in Talavera de la Reina, Spain and ordained a priest in the Canons Regular of St. Augustine.^[3][4] On June 27, 1561, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba^[2][3] and consecrated bishop in 1562.^[3] On April 28, 1564, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala where he served until his death in August 1569.^[1][3]