Juan de Camargo y Angulo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Camargo and the second or maternal family name is Angulo.

Juan de Camargo y Angulo y Pasquer (1663–1733) 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 30 June 1663.[1]

He was appointed Bishop of Pamplona on 5 October 1716 and he was subsequently consecrated as a bishop on 18 December 1716.[1] He was commissioned as Grand Inquisitor of Spain on 26 March 1720.[2] Under his leadership, the Spanish Inquisition undertook its last major persecution of the marranos, with 93 people executed in 66 auto-da-fés between 1721 and 1725.[3] He resigned as Bishop of Pamplona on 20 March 1725.[1]

He died on 24 May 1733.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Profile from catholic-hierarchy.org
  2. ^ From Appendix 2 to Henry Charles Lea's History of the Spanish Inquisition, Vol. I
  3. ^ Article on Polish Wikipedia
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Grand Inquisitor of Spain
1720–1733 		Succeeded by