Francisco de Santa María Benavides Velasco, O.S.H.
[1][2] Francisco de Santa María Benavides Velasco was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome.
[2] On 20 July 1541, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Cartagena.
[2] On 17 July 1550, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Mondoñedo.
[1][2] On 21 October 1558, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul IV as Bishop of Segovia.