Francisco Marroquín
Most Reverend Francisco Marroquín Hurtado |
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Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala | |
Francisco Marroquín on a Guatemalan stamp
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Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Santiago de Guatemala |
In office | 1534-1563 |
Predecessor | None |
Successor | Bernardino de Villalpando |
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Consecration | 8 Apr 1537 by Juan de Zumárraga |
Personal details | |
Born | 1478 Santander, Spain |
Died | 19 Apr 1563 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Nationality | Spanish |
Francisco Marroquín (1499 – April 18, 1563) was the first bishop of Guatemala,[1] translator of Central American languages and provisional Governor of Guatemala.
Marroquín was born near Santander, Spain. He studied philosophy and theology in Osuna.[2] After entering the priesthood, Marroquín became a professor at the University of Osma where he met Bishop García de Loaisa, an adviser to Emperor Charles V.[3] Marroquín became a priest in the Spanish royal court.[2] In 1528 the conquistador Pedro de Alvarado, Governor of Guatemala, was in Spain and met Marroquín; he convinced the priest to accompany him back to Guatemala.[4]
After first arriving in Mexico, he traveled onwards to Guatemala with Alvarado, in May 1528. On April 11, 1530, he was appointed parish priest of Guatemala.[5] On December 18, 1534, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala[6] and later provisional governor of Guatemala.[5] On 8 Apr 1537, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de Zumárraga, Archbishop of Mexico, with Juan Lopez de Zárate, Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca serving as co-consecrator.[6] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Tomás Casillas, Bishop of Chiapas (1552) and principal co-consecrator of Antonio de Valdivieso, Bishop of Nicaragua (1544).[6]
Marroquín founded the School of Saint Thomas in 1559 (now the University of San Carlos of Guatemala) as part of his efforts to educate the native people. He became a scholar of the K'iche' language and published the first catechism in that language.[7]
Although Universidad Francisco Marroquín is named after him, the university does not follow any of his philosophies or teachings.
Notes
- ↑ Recinos 1952, 1986, p. 127. n. 75.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Recinos 1952, 1986, p. 127.
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- ↑ Recinos 1952, 1986, pp. 126–127.
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Bishop Francisco Marroquín Hurtado" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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Preceded by
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Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala 1534-1563 |
Succeeded by Bernardino de Villalpando |