Luis López de Solís


Luis López de Solís, O.S.A. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of La Plata o Charcas and the Bishop of Quito.

Biography

Luis López de Solís was born in Salamanca, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine in 1558. On September 7, 1592, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Quito. On April 3, 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Archbishop of Lima. On July 18, 1605, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas. He served as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on July 5, 1606.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Fernando Trexo y Senabria, Bishop of Córdoba.