Melchor Liñán y Cisneros
Most Reverend Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Lima | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Archbishop of Lima |
| Predecessor | Juan de Almoguera |
| Successor | Antonio de Zuloaga |
| Previous post(s) | Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1672–1675) Bishop of Popayán (1667–1672) Bishop of Santa Marta (1664–1668) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1665 by Antonio Sanz Lozano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 19, 1629 |
| Died | June 28, 1708 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Melchor Liñán y Cisneros (sometimes Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros) (December 19, 1629, Madrid – June 28, 1708, Lima, Peru) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Lima (1677–1708), Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1672–1675), Bishop of Popayán (1667–1672), and Bishop of Santa Marta (1664–1668). He also served as Viceroy of Peru from July 7, 1678, to November 20, 1681.