Francisco Pérez de Prado y Cuesta


Francisco Pérez de Prado y Cuesta was Bishop of Teruel from 1732 to 1755 and Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1746 to 1755.

Biography

Francisco Pérez de Prado y Cuesta was born in Aranda de Duero on December 8, 1677. He was appointed Bishop of Teruel on August 14, 1732 and consecrated as a bishop on December 7, 1732. On July 26, 1746, Ferdinand VI of Spain appointed him Grand Inquisitor of Spain, and he received his commission on August 22, 1746. He died on July 9, 1755.