Grand Inquisitor
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Grand Inquisitor is the lead official of an Inquisition
. The most famous Inquisitor General is the Spanish Dominican
Tomás de Torquemada
, who spearheaded the Spanish Inquisition
.
Inquisition
The Inquisition, Inquisitio Haereticae Pravitatis , was the "fight against heretics" by several institutions within the justice-system of the Roman Catholic Church. It started in the 12th century, with the introduction of torture in the persecution of heresy...
. The most famous Inquisitor General is the Spanish Dominican
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
Tomás de Torquemada
Tomás de Torquemada
Tomás de Torquemada, O.P. was a fifteenth century Spanish Dominican friar, first Inquisitor General of Spain, and confessor to Isabella I of Castile. He was described by the Spanish chronicler Sebastián de Olmedo as "The hammer of heretics, the light of Spain, the saviour of his country, the...
, who spearheaded the Spanish Inquisition
Spanish Inquisition
The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition , commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition , was a tribunal established in 1480 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms, and to replace the Medieval...
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List of Spanish Grand Inquisitors
| From | To | Grand Inquisitor | Other positions held |
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| 1483 | 1498 | Tomás de Torquemada Tomás de Torquemada Tomás de Torquemada, O.P. was a fifteenth century Spanish Dominican friar, first Inquisitor General of Spain, and confessor to Isabella I of Castile. He was described by the Spanish chronicler Sebastián de Olmedo as "The hammer of heretics, the light of Spain, the saviour of his country, the... |
Prior Prior Prior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for 'earlier, first', with several notable uses.-Monastic superiors:A Prior is a monastic superior, usually lower in rank than an Abbot. In the Rule of St... of the Dominican Convent of Santa Cruz, Segovia Segovia Segovia is a city in Spain, the capital of Segovia Province in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is situated north of Madrid, 30 minutes by high speed train. The municipality counts some 55,500 inhabitants.-Etymology:... , 1477 - 1498 |
| 1499 | 1506 | Diego de Deza Tavera Diego Deza Diego Deza was a theologian and inquisitor of Spain. He was one of the more notable figures in the Spanish Inquisition, and succeeded the notorious Tomás de Torquemada to the post of Grand Inquisitor.-Early life:... |
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| 1506 | 1507 | Diego Ramírez de Guzmán Diego Ramírez de Guzmán Diego Ramirez de Guzman became the bishop of Catania, Italy on 26 June 1500, after having been promoted previously to bishop of Lugo, Spain, on 7 February 1500 . He replaced there Spanish bishop Francisco Desprats,... |
Bishop of Catania, bishop of Lugo |
Castile
| From | To | Grand Inquisitor | Other positions held |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1507 | 1517 | Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros | Cardinal, archbishop of Toledo |
Aragon
| From | To | Grand Inquisitor | Other positions held |
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| 1507 | 1513 | Juan Enguera Juan Enguera Juan Enguera was the Grand Inquisitor of the Kingdom of Aragon from 1507 to 1513.-Biography:Juan Enguera was born in Valencia in the fifteenth century. A member of the Dominican Order, Enguera rose to become a confessor of Ferdinand II of Aragon.... |
Bishop of Vich, bishop of Lleida Bishop of Lleida A list of bishops of Lleida.*Itxió 203*Sant Filó 227*Joan 230*Pere 258*Màrius Seli 259*Sant Lleir 268-311*Diperdió 313*Amili 380*Prudenci 400*Atanasi 413*Saguici 413*Jacobo 419*Seberí 460*Fortunat 517*Pere 519*Andreu 540*Februari 546... , bishop of Tortosa Bishop of Tortosa The Bishop of Tortosa is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tortosa in Spain. The bishop is a suffragan of the Archbishop of Tarragona.-List of bishops of Tortosa:*San Rufo 64 - 90?*Macià s. II*Quart c. 156*Eustorqui s.III*Exuperanci ¿ - 369... |
| 1513 | 1516 | Luis Mercader Escolano Luis Mercader Escolano Luis Mercader Escolano was the Grand Inquisitor of the Kingdom of Aragon from 1513 to 1516.-Biography:Luis Mercader Escolano was born in Murviedro in 1444. He was a Carthusian. He was appointed Bishop of Tortosa on May 20, 1513. Pope Leo X appointed him Grand Inquisitor of the Kingdom of Aragon... |
Bishop of Tortosa Bishop of Tortosa The Bishop of Tortosa is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tortosa in Spain. The bishop is a suffragan of the Archbishop of Tarragona.-List of bishops of Tortosa:*San Rufo 64 - 90?*Macià s. II*Quart c. 156*Eustorqui s.III*Exuperanci ¿ - 369... |
| 1516 | 1517 | Adrian of Utrecht Pope Adrian VI Pope Adrian VI , born Adriaan Florenszoon Boeyens, served as Pope from 9 January 1522 until his death some 18 months later... |
Cardinal priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, Bishop of Tortosa Bishop of Tortosa The Bishop of Tortosa is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tortosa in Spain. The bishop is a suffragan of the Archbishop of Tarragona.-List of bishops of Tortosa:*San Rufo 64 - 90?*Macià s. II*Quart c. 156*Eustorqui s.III*Exuperanci ¿ - 369... |
Reunification of the Inquisitions
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| 1517 | 1523 | Adrian of Utrecht Pope Adrian VI Pope Adrian VI , born Adriaan Florenszoon Boeyens, served as Pope from 9 January 1522 until his death some 18 months later... |
Cardinal priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, Bishop of Tortosa Bishop of Tortosa The Bishop of Tortosa is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tortosa in Spain. The bishop is a suffragan of the Archbishop of Tarragona.-List of bishops of Tortosa:*San Rufo 64 - 90?*Macià s. II*Quart c. 156*Eustorqui s.III*Exuperanci ¿ - 369... |
| 1523 | 1538 | Alonso Manrique de Lara Alonso Manrique de Lara Alfonso or Alonso Manrique de Lara y Solís, , Bishop of Badajoz, was a Spanish churchman. He was Bishop of Cordoba, , and Archbishop of Seville... |
Bishop of Badajoz, Archbishop of Seville, Cardinal |
| 1539 | 1545 | Juan Pardo de Tavera Juan Pardo de Tavera Juan Pardo de Tavera was a cardinal and was Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain from 1534 to 1545, and Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1539 to 1545-Biography:... |
Archbishop of Toledo |
| 1546 | 1546 | García de Loaysa García de Loaysa Juan García de Loaysa y Mendoza was a Spanish Archbishop of Seville and Cardinal.-Biography:... |
Archbishop of Seville |
| 1547 | 1566 | Fernando de Valdés y Salas Fernando de Valdés y Salas Fernando de Valdés y Salas, was a Spanish churchman and jurist, Professor of Canon Law at the University of Salamanca, and later its Chancellor.... |
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| 1566 | 1572 | Diego de Espinosa Diego de Espinosa -Life:Born at Martín Muñoz de las Posadas , he was educated in civil law, canon law and theology at the University of Salamanca.... |
Bishop of Sigüenza, bishop of Cuenca |
| 1572 | 1572 | Pedro Ponce de León Pedro Ponce de León (bishop) Pedro Ponce de León was a Spanish bishop.-Biography:Pedro Ponce de León was born in Córdoba, Andalusia in 1509. He was educated at the University of Salamanca and then ordained as a priest.... |
Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, bishop of Plasencia |
| 1573 | 1594 | Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela was a prominent Catholic official who rose to become General Inquisitor of Spain, from 1573 to 1595, and Archbishop of Toledo from 1577 to 1595. He was named a Cardinal by Pope Gregory X in 1578... |
Archbishop of Toledo |
| 1595 | 1595 | Jerónimo Manrique de Lara Jerónimo Manrique de Lara Jerónimo Manrique de Lara was a church leader in Spain, a General Inquisitor.Grand son of famous Rodrigo Manrique, , first count of Paredes de Nava, one of the pretenders to be recognized as "Maestre" of the military Order of Santiago, a nephew – grand son also of Bishop and Archbishop Iñigo... |
Bishop of Cartagena, bishop of Ávila |
| 1596 | 1599 | Pedro de Portocarrero Pedro de Portocarrero Pedro de Portocarrero was a Spanish clergyman. He was Bishop of Calahorra , Bishop of Cordoba , Bishop of Cuenca , and the Inquisitor General , against King Philip II of Spain Aragonese Secretary Antonio Pérez.The Portocarrero family came from Portugal... |
Bishop of Calahorra, bishop of Cuenca |
| 1599 | 1602 | Fernando Niño de Guevara Fernando Niño de Guevara Fernando Niño de Guevara was a Spanish cardinal who was also Archbishop of Seville and Grand Inquisitor of Spain.-Biography:Fernando Niño de Guevara was born in Toledo, Spain in 1541, the son of Rodrigo Niño, Marquis of Tejares. An uncle, also named Fernando Niño de Guevara , was Archbishop of... |
Archbishop of Seville |
| 1602 | 1602 | Juan de Zúñiga Flores Juan de Zúñiga Flores Juan de Zúñiga Flores was Bishop of Cartagena from January 24, 1600 until his death, and Grand Inquisitor of Spain from July 29, 1602 until his death.-References:*... |
Bishop of Cartagena |
| 1603 | 1608 | Juan Bautista de Acevedo Juan Bautista de Acevedo Juan Bautista de Acevedo y Muñoz was Bishop of Valladolid from 1601 to 1606 and Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1603 to 1608.-Biography:... |
Bishop of Valladolid and Patriarch of the Indias |
| 1608 | 1618 | Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas was a Spanish bishop and cardinal who was Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1608 to 1618.-Biography:Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas was born in Aranda de Duero on April 20, 1546, the son of Hernando de Rojas y Sandoval and Maria Chacon Guevara. He was the second oldest of... |
Archbishop of Toledo |
| 1619 | 1621 | Luis de Aliaga Martínez Luis de Aliaga Martínez Luis de Aliaga Martínez was the Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1619 to 1621.-Biography:Luis de Aliaga Martínez was born in Mosqueruela in 1560, the son of a nobleman who nevertheless ran a cloth business. After he was orphaned, he entered the Dominican monastery in Zaragoza in 1582... |
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| 1622 | 1626 | Andrés Pacheco Andrés Pacheco -Biography:Andrés Pacheco was born in La Puebla de Montalbán on April 5, 1550. His father was Alonso Pacheco y Téllez-Girón, Lord of La Puebla de Montalbánm, who was a Knight of the Order of Santiago and commander of Medina de las Torres... |
Bishop of Cuenca and Patriarch of the Indias |
| 1627 | 1632 | Antonio de Zapata Cisneros | Archbishop of Burgos |
| 1632 | 1643 | Antonio de Sotomayor Antonio de Sotomayor Antonio de Sotomayor was a Royal Confessor to the King of Spain who served as Grand Inquisitor of Spain July 17, 1632 until his resignation on June 21, 1643.-References:*... |
Prior of Santo Domingo |
| 1643 | 1665 | Diego de Arce y Reinoso Diego de Arce y Reinoso Diego de Arce y Reinoso Ávila y Palomares was a Spanish bishop who served as Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1643 to 1665.-Biography:... |
Bishop of Tuy, bishop of Avila, bishop of Palencia |
| 1665 | 1665 | Pascual de Aragón Pascual de Aragón Pascual de Aragón y Córdoba was s Spanish nobleman and cleric. He served as Viceroy of Naples and as Archbishop of Toledo.... |
Archbishop of Toledo |
| 1666 | 1669 | Juan Everardo Nithard Juan Everardo Nithard Juan Everardo Nithard was an Austrian priest of the Society of Jesus, confessor of Mariana of Austria and valido of Spain.... |
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| 1669 | 1695 | Diego Sarmiento de Valladares Diego Sarmiento de Valladares Diego Sarmiento de Valladares was a Spanish bishop who was Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1669 to 1695.-Biography:Diego Sarmiento de Valladares was born in Vigo in 1615, the son of Luis Sarmiento, señor de Valladares and Inés de Arines Troncoso, señora de Camos.Valladares was ordained as a priest... |
Bishop of Oviedo, bishop of Plasencia |
| 1695 | 1699 | Juan Tomás de Rocaberti Juan Tomás de Rocaberti Juan Tomás de Rocaberti was a Spanish theologian.Educated at Girona, he entered the Dominican convent there, receiving the habit in 1640... |
Prior of Santo Domingo and archbishop of Valencia |
| 1699 | 1699 | Alonso Fernández de Córdoba y Aguilar Alonso Fernández de Córdoba y Aguilar Alonso Fernández de Córdoba y Aguilar was a Spanish cardinal who served as Grand Inquisitor of Spain briefly in 1699.-Biography:... |
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| 1699 | 1705 | Baltasar de Mendoza y Sandoval Baltasar de Mendoza y Sandoval Baltasar de Mendoza y Sandoval was a Spanish bishop who headed the Spanish Inquisition from 1699 to 1704.-Biography:Baltasar de Mendoza y Sandoval was born in Madrid in 1653. In 1673, he became chaplain of the Colegio de San Bartolomé at the University of Salamanca. He became an oidor in Granada... |
Bishop of Segovia |
| 1705 | 1709 | Vidal Marín del Campo Vidal Marín del Campo Vidal Marín del Campo was a Spanish bishop who was Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1705 to 1709.-Biography:Vidal Marín del Campo was born in Mora, Spain in the middle of the seventeenth century. He served as master of Santo Domingo de la Calzada and then as Inquisitor of Salamanca before being... |
Archbishop of Burgos |
| 1709 | 1710 | Antonio Ibáñez de Riva Herrera Antonio Ibáñez de Riva Herrera Antonio Ibáñez de Riva Herrera was a Spanish bishop who was Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1709 to 1710.-Biography:Antonio Ibáñez de Riva Herrera was born in Solares in Cantabria. He studied at the University of Salamanca and was then ordained as a priest... |
Archbishop of Zaragoza, archbishop of Toledo |
| 1711 | 1716 | Francesco del Giudice Francesco del Giudice Francesco del Giudice was a Roman Catholic cardinal from 1690 to 1725 who also held a variety of other ecclesiastical and governmental offices.-Biography:... |
Archbishop of Monreale |
| 1715 | 1715 | Felipe Antonio Gil de Taboada | Commissioned as Grand Inquisitor but did not serve. |
| 1717 | 1717 | Josef de Molines | Proclaimed in Rome, but detained by Austrians and died without serving. |
| 1718 | 1718 | Felipe de Arcemendi | Died without serving. |
| 1720 | 1720 | Diego de Astorga y Céspedes Diego de Astorga y Céspedes Diego de Astorga y Céspedes was an Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He also served as Bishop of Barcelona, Archbishop of Toledo and Grand Inquisitor.- Biography :... |
Archbishop of Toledo |
| 1720 | 1733 | Juan de Camargo y Angulo Juan de Camargo y Angulo Juan de Camargo y Angulo y Pasquer was Bishop of Pamplona from 1716 to 1725 and Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1720 to 1733.-Biography:Juan de Camargo y Angulo y Pasquer was born in Ágreda on June 30, 1663.... |
Bishop of Pamplona |
| 1733 | 1740 | Andrés de Orbe y Larreategui Andrés de Orbe y Larreategui Andrés de Orbe y Larreategui was the Grand Inquisitor of Spain in 1733-1740, during the reign of Philip V of Spain. Afterwards, he held the nunciature in Spain as a representative of the Roman Catholic Popes.... |
Archbishop of Valencia |
| 1742 | 1746 | Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara was a Spanish bishop who served as Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1742 to 1745.-Biography:Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara was born in Madrid on May 15, 1681. He was appointed Bishop of Jaén on July 21, 1732, and was consecrated as a bishop by Cardinal... |
Archbishop of Santiago Archbishop of Santiago Archbishop of Santiago may refer to:*Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain.*Archbishop of Santiago... |
| 1746 | 1755 | Francisco Pérez de Prado | Bishop of Teruel |
| 1755 | 1774 | Manuel Quintano Bonifaz | Titular Archbishop of Farsala Farsala Farsala , known in Antiquity as Φάρσαλος, Pharsalos or Pharsalus, is a city in southern Thessaly, in Greece. Farsala is located in the southern part of Larissa regional unit, and is one of its largest towns. The city is linked with GR-3, the old highway linking Larissa and Lamia and is also... |
| 1775 | 1783 | Felipe Beltrán Serrano Felipe Beltrán Serrano Felipe Beltrán Serrano was a Spanish churchman who was Bishop of Salamanca from 1763 to 1783 and Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1775 to 1783.-Biography:... |
Bishop of Salamanca |
| 1784 | 1793 | Agustín Rubin de Ceballos Agustín Rubin de Ceballos Agustín Rubin de Ceballos was a Spanish churchman who was Bishop of Jaén from 1780 to 1793 and Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1784 to 1793.-Biography:... |
Bishop of Jaén |
| 1793 | 1794 | Manuel Abad y Lasierra Manuel Abad y Lasierra Manuel Abad y Lasierra was a Spanish bishop and writer who was Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1793 to 1794.-Biography:Manuel Abad y Lasierra was born in Estadilla on December 24, 1729. His father, Francisco Abad Navarro, was from Estadilla, and his mother, María Teresa Lasierra, was from Barbuñales... |
Titular Archbishop of Selymbria |
| 1794 | 1797 | Francisco Antonio Lorenzana y Butrón Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana y Butron was a Catholic Cardinal.After the completion of his studies at the Jesuit College of his native city, he entered the ecclesiastical state and was appointed, at an early date, to a canonry in Toledo. In 1765 he was named Bishop of Plasencia... |
Archbishop of Toledo |
| 1797 | 1808 | Ramón José de Arce Ramón José de Arce Ramón José de Arce y Rebollar was a Spanish churchman who served as Archbishop of Burgos from 1797 to 1801; as Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition from 1797 to 1808; as Archbishop of Zaragoza from 1800 to 1816; and as Patriarch of the West Indies from 1806 to 1815.-Biography:Ramón José de... y Rebollar |
Archbishop of Burgos |
| 1808 | 1814 | Abolition of the Inquisition | |
| 1814 | 1818 | Francisco Javier Mier Campillo Francisco Javier Mier Campillo Francisco Javier Mier Campillo was a Spanish bishop who was Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1814 to 1818.-Biography:Francisco Javier Mier Campillo was born in Alles near Peñamellera Alta on February 18, 1748.... |
Bishop of Almería |
| 1818 | 1820 | Gerónimo Castillón y Salas Gerónimo Castillón y Salas Gerónimo Castillón y Salas was a Spanish bishop who was the last Grand Inquisitor of Spain.-Biography:Gerónimo Castillón y Salas was born in Lascellas-Ponzano on September 30, 1756, the second son of José Castillón y Campo and his wife Brígida Salas... |
Bishop of Tarazona |