Military Order of Saint James the Sword (O.S.)

Also known as: Orden de Santiago de la Espada (español) / Ordre de Saint-Jacques de l’Épée (français) / Ordem Militar de Sant’Iago da Espada (Português) / Orden des heiligen Jakob vom Schwert (Deutsch) / Ordine di San Giacomo della Spada (Italiano) / Order Świętego Jakuba od Miecza (polski)

Type: Military Order of Pontifical Right (for Men)

History

1171: Established as Military Order of Saint James the Sword (English) / Orden de Santiago de la Espada (español) / Ordre de Saint-Jacques de l’Épée (français) / Ordem Militar de Sant’Iago da Espada (Português) / Orden des heiligen Jakob vom Schwert (Deutsch) / Ordine di San Giacomo della Spada (Italiano) / Order Świętego Jakuba od Miecza (polski) / O.S.
1789: Suppressed

Other Former Members (2)

1658: Fr. Alonso de Liaño y Buelma, O.S., Bishop of Zamora (Spain)

>1173: Fr. Fernando, O.S., Bishop of Segorbe (Spain)

Deceased Bishops (1 Cardinal, 1 Archbishop, 25 Bishops)

1844: Bishop José Antonio García Balsalobre y Rada, O.S., Titular Bishop of Tanis

1804: Bishop Antonio Luis Gaona, O.S., Titular Bishop of Olba

1799: Bishop Juan Antonio Tamayo, O.S., Titular Bishop of Botrys

1797: Bishop Alfonso Solís Grajera, O.S., Bishop of Badajoz (Spain)

1769: Bishop Bartolomé Rull, O.S., Bishop of Malta (Malta)

1757: Bishop Diego Martínez Garrido, O.S., Bishop of Cartagena (Colombia)

1737: Bishop Benito Crespo y Monroy, O.S., Bishop of Puebla–Tlaxcala (Mexico)

1732: Bishop Miguel Esteban Pérez Estremera, O.S., Titular Bishop of Danaba-orum

1721: Bishop Joaquín Canaves, O.S., Bishop of Malta (Malta)

1698: Bishop Francisco Rodríguez Pizaño, O.S., Titular Bishop of Raulia

>1686: Bishop Francisco de Carvajal y Luna, O.S., Titular Bishop of Caffa

1664: Bishop Lorenzo de Sotomayor, O.S., Bishop of Zamora (Spain)

>1660: Bishop Francisco Ocampo, O.S., Titular Bishop of Amyclae

>1656: Bishop Francisco de la Rocha, O.S., Titular Bishop of Constantia

1634: Bishop Diego Pereda, O.S., Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (Spain)

1626: Bishop Miguel Angulo Gómez de Carvajal, O.S., Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain)

1620: Archbishop Felipe Tarsis de Acuña, O.S., Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada (Spain)

1617: Bishop Lucas Duran, O.S., Bishop of Albarracin (Spain)

1604: Bishop Alonso Martínez de la Torre, O.S., Bishop of Oviedo (Spain)

1602: Bishop Alonso Ramírez Vergara, O.S., Bishop of La Plata (Bolivia)

1600: Cardinal Innico d’Avalos d’ Aragona, O.S., Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina and Bishop of Mileto (Italy)

1599: Bishop Diego Aponte Quiñones, O.S., Bishop of Málaga (Spain)

1581: Bishop Julián Ramirez, O.S., Bishop of Guadix–Baza (Spain)

1576: Bishop Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S., Bishop of Puebla–Tlaxcala (Mexico)

1572: Bishop Pedro Carlos, O.S., Bishop of Gerona (Spain)

>1571: Bishop Bartolomé Pérez, O.S., Titular Bishop of Tunis

1545: Bishop Francisco Solís, O.S., Bishop of Bagnoregio (Italy)

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