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Juan de Camargo y Angulo y Pasquer (1663–1733) was
Bishop of Pamplona The Archdiocese of Pamplona and Tudela () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Pamplona and Tudela in Spain.
from 1716 to 1725 and
Grand Inquisitor Grand Inquisitor (, literally ''Inquisitor General'' or ''General Inquisitor'') was the highest-ranked official of the Inquisition. The title usually refers to the inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition, in charge of appeals and cases of aristoc ...
of
Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
from 1720 to 1733.


Biography

Juan de Camargo y Angulo y Pasquer was born in
Ágreda Ágreda is a municipality located in the Soria (province), province of Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. Ágreda is the regional services center in the Northeast of the Soria (province), province of Soria. Its abund ...
on 30 June 1663.Profile from catholic-hierarchy.org
/ref> He was appointed
Bishop of Pamplona The Archdiocese of Pamplona and Tudela () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Pamplona and Tudela in Spain.
on 5 October 1716 and he was subsequently
consecrated Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...
as a
bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
on 18 December 1716. He was commissioned as
Grand Inquisitor Grand Inquisitor (, literally ''Inquisitor General'' or ''General Inquisitor'') was the highest-ranked official of the Inquisition. The title usually refers to the inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition, in charge of appeals and cases of aristoc ...
of
Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
on 26 March 1720. Under his leadership, the
Spanish Inquisition The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition () was established in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, Catholic Monarchs, King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile and lasted until 1834. It began toward the end of ...
undertook its last major persecution of the ''
marrano ''Marranos'' is a term for Spanish and Portuguese Jews, as well as Navarrese jews, who converted to Christianity, either voluntarily or by Spanish or Portuguese royal coercion, during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, but who continued t ...
s'', with 93 people executed in 66 ''
auto-da-fé An ''auto-da-fé'' ( ; from Portuguese language, Portuguese or Spanish language, Spanish (, meaning 'act of faith') was a ritualized or public penance carried out between the 15th and 19th centuries in condemnation of heresy, heretics, Aposta ...
s'' between 1721 and 1725. Article on Polish Wikipedia He resigned as Bishop of Pamplona on 20 March 1725. He died on 24 May 1733.


References

1663 births 1733 deaths Grand Inquisitors of Spain Bishops of Pamplona 18th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain People from the Province of Soria {{Spain-law-bio-stub