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Most Reverend Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado
Bishop of Ávila
Tomb of Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Ávila
In office	1530–1548
Predecessor	Francisco Ruiz
Successor	Diego Alava Esquivel
Personal details
Died	25 January 1548 Ávila, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Mallorca (1511–1530)

Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado (died 25 January 1548) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ávila (1530–1548) and Bishop of Mallorca (1511–1530). ^[1]

Biography

On 29 October 1511, Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Julius II as Bishop of Mallorca. ^[1] On 12 January 1530, he was appointed by Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Ávila. ^[1] He served as Bishop of Ávila until his death on 25 January 1548. ^[1]

References

External links and additional sources

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

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