Miguel Thomàs de Taxaquet

Most Reverend Miguel Thomàs de Taxaquet
Bishop of Lérida
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Lérida
In office	1577–1578
Predecessor	Antonio Agustín
Successor	Carlos Domenech
Orders
Consecration	24 Nov 1577 by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Born	1529 Lluchmayor, Spain
Died	9 Jul 1578 (age 49) Lérida, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Miguel Thomàs de Taxaquet (also Miguel Tomás de Taxaquet) (1529 – 9 July 1578) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lérida (1577–1578).

Biography

Miguel Thomàs de Taxaquet was born in Lluchmayor, Spain in 1529. On 8 Nov 1577, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Lérida. On 24 Nov 1577, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Thomas Goldwell, Bishop of Saint Asaph, and Gaspare Viviani, Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Lérida until his death on 9 Jul 1578.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lleida". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Lleida (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}