Grand Inquisitor (Latin: Inquisitor Generalis, literally Inquisitor General or General Inquisitor) was the lead official of the Inquisition. The title usually refers to the chief inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition, even after the reunification of the inquisitions. Secretaries-general of the Roman Inquisition were often styled as Grand Inquisitor but the role and functions were different.
The Portuguese Inquisition was headed by a Grand Inquisitor, or General Inquisitor, named by the Pope but selected by the king, always from within the royal family.
The most famous Inquisitor General was the Spanish DominicanTomás de Torquemada, who spearheaded the Spanish Inquisition.
D. Sebastião César de Meneses (1663–1668). Appointed by King Afonso VI of Portugal, but not confirmed by Pope Alexander VII due to the lack of recognition of the new Portuguese State by the Holy See.
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This article is about the inquisitorial office For the poem by Fyodor Dostoyevsky see The Grand Inquisitor For the fictional character see Grand Inquisitor Star Wars Grand Inquisitor Latin Inquisitor Generalis literally Inquisitor General or General Inquisitor was the lead official of the Inquisition The title usually refers to the chief inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition even after the reunification of the inquisitions Secretaries general of the Roman Inquisition were often styled as Grand Inquisitor but the role and functions were different Grand InquisitorInquisitor GeneralisAppointerMonarchInaugural holderTomas de TorquemadaFormation1483Final holderJeronimo Castillon y SalasAbolished1820 The Portuguese Inquisition was headed by a Grand Inquisitor or General Inquisitor named by the Pope but selected by the king always from within the royal family The most famous Inquisitor General was the Spanish Dominican Tomas de Torquemada who spearheaded the Spanish Inquisition Contents 1 List of Spanish Grand Inquisitors 1 1 Separation of Inquisitions of Castile and Aragon 1 1 1 Castile 1 1 2 Aragon 1 2 Reunification of the Inquisitions 2 List of inquisitors general of Portugal 3 External links 4 ReferencesList of Spanish Grand Inquisitors edit nbsp Tomas de Torquemada Grand Inquisitor of Spain 1483 1498 nbsp Diego de Deza Grand Inquisitor of Spain 1498 1507 From To Grand Inquisitor 1 Other positions held 1483 1498 Tomas de Torquemada Prior of the Dominican Convent of Santa Cruz Segovia 1477 1498 1499 1506 Diego de Deza Tavera Archbishop of Seville 1506 1507 Diego Ramirez de Guzman Bishop of Catania Bishop of Lugo Separation of Inquisitions of Castile and Aragon edit Castile edit nbsp Adrian of Utrecht Grand Inquisitor of Spain 1518 1522 From To Grand Inquisitor Other positions held 1507 1517 Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo Aragon edit nbsp Juan Pardo de Tavera Grand Inquisitor of Spain 1539 1545 nbsp Fernando Nino de Guevara Grand Inquisitor of Spain 1600 1602 nbsp Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana Grand Inquisitor of Spain 1794 1797 From To Grand Inquisitor Other positions held 1507 1513 Juan Enguera Bishop of Vich Bishop of Lleida Bishop of Tortosa 1513 1516 Luis Mercader Escolano Bishop of Tortosa 1516 1517 Adrian of Utrecht Cardinal priest of Ss Giovanni e Paolo Bishop of Tortosa later Pope Reunification of the Inquisitions edit From To Grand Inquisitor Other positions held 1518 1522 Adrian of Utrecht Cardinal priest of Ss Giovanni e Paolo Bishop of Tortosa later Pope 1523 1538 Alonso Manrique de Lara Bishop of Badajoz Archbishop of Seville Cardinal 1539 1545 Juan Pardo de Tavera Archbishop of Toledo 1546 1546 Garcia de Loaysa Archbishop of Seville 1547 1566 Fernando de Valdes y Salas Archbishop of Seville 1566 1572 Diego de Espinosa Bishop of Siguenza Bishop of Cuenca 1572 1572 Pedro Ponce de Leon Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo Bishop of Plasencia 1573 1594 Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela Archbishop of Toledo 1595 1595 Jeronimo Manrique de Lara Bishop of Cartagena Bishop of Avila 1596 1599 Pedro de Portocarrero Bishop of Calahorra Bishop of Cuenca 1599 1602 Fernando Nino de Guevara Archbishop of Seville 1602 1602 Juan de Zuniga Flores Bishop of Cartagena 1603 1608 Juan Bautista de Acevedo Bishop of Valladolid Patriarch of the Indias 1608 1618 Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas Archbishop of Toledo 1619 1621 Luis de Aliaga Martinez 1622 1626 Andres Pacheco Bishop of Cuenca Patriarch of the Indias 1627 1632 Antonio de Zapata Cisneros Archbishop of Burgos 1632 1643 Antonio de Sotomayor Prior of Santo Domingo 1643 1665 Diego de Arce y Reinoso Bishop of Tuy Bishop of Avila Bishop of Palencia 1665 1665 Pascual de Aragon Archbishop of Toledo 1666 1669 Juan Everardo Nithard 1669 1695 Diego Sarmiento de Valladares Bishop of Oviedo Bishop of Plasencia 1695 1699 Juan Tomas de Rocaberti Prior of Santo Domingo Archbishop of Valencia 1699 1699 Alonso Fernandez de Cordoba y Aguilar Appointed Grand Inquisitor but died before he could assume this office 1699 1705 Baltasar de Mendoza y Sandoval Bishop of Segovia 1705 1709 Vidal Marin del Campo Archbishop of Burgos 1709 1710 Antonio Ibanez de Riva Herrera Archbishop of Zaragoza Archbishop of Toledo 1711 1716 Francesco del Giudice Archbishop of Monreale 1715 1715 Felipe Antonio Gil de Taboada Commissioned as Grand Inquisitor but did not serve 1717 1717 Jose de Molines Proclaimed in Rome but detained by Austrians and died without serving 1718 1718 Felipe de Arcemendi Died without serving 1720 1720 Diego de Astorga y Cespedes Archbishop of Toledo 1720 1733 Juan de Camargo y Angulo Bishop of Pamplona 1733 1740 Andres de Orbe y Larreategui Archbishop of Valencia 1742 1746 Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara Archbishop of Santiago 1746 1755 Francisco Perez de Prado Bishop of Teruel 1755 1774 Manuel Quintano Bonifaz Titular Archbishop of Farsala 1775 1783 Felipe Beltran Serrano Bishop of Salamanca 1784 1793 Agustin Rubin de Ceballos Bishop of Jaen 1793 1794 Manuel Abad y Lasierra Titular Archbishop of Selymbria 1794 1797 Francisco Antonio Lorenzana y Butron Archbishop of Toledo 1797 1808 Ramon Jose de Arce y Rebollar Archbishop of Burgos 1808 1814 Abolition of the Inquisition 1814 1818 Francisco Javier Mier Campillo Bishop of Almeria 1818 1818 Cristobal Bencomo y Rodriguez Titular Archbishop of Heraclea position rejected by himself 2 1818 1820 Geronimo Castillon y Salas Bishop of TarazonaList of inquisitors general of Portugal editD Diogo da Silva 1536 1539 Archbishop of Braga Cardinal Dom Henrique 1539 1579 Archbishop of Braga became King of Portugal D Manuel de Meneses 1578 1578 Bishop of Lamego and Bishop of Coimbra killed at the Battle of Alcacer Quibir D Jorge de Almeida 1580 1585 Archbishop of Lisbon Albert VII Archduke of Austria 1586 1593 Cardinal and Archbishop of Toledo Viceroy of Portugal D Antonio de Matos de Noronha 1596 1602 Bishop of Elvas D Jorge de Ataide 1602 Bishop of Viseu refused the position D Alexandre de Braganca 1602 1604 Archbishop of Evora D Pedro de Castilho 1605 1615 Grand Chaplain of King Philip II of Portugal D Fernando Martins Mascarenhas 1615 1628 Bishop of Algarve and Bishop of Faro D Francisco de Castro 1630 1653 Bishop of Guarda D Sebastiao Cesar de Meneses 1663 1668 Appointed by King Afonso VI of Portugal but not confirmed by Pope Alexander VII due to the lack of recognition of the new Portuguese State by the Holy See D Pedro de Lencastre 1671 1673 Archbishop of Braga and Duke of Aveiro D Verissimo de Lencastre 1676 1692 Archbishop of Braga D Frei Jose de Lencastre 1693 1705 Bishop of Braganca Miranda and Bishop of Leiria D Nuno da Cunha e Ataide 1707 1750 Grand Chaplain of King Pedro II of Portugal and John V of Portugal D Jose de Braganca 1758 1760 bastard son of John V of Portugal D Joao Cosme da Cunha 1770 1783 Archbishop of Evora and minister of Justice Frei Inacio de Sao Caetano 1787 1788 confessor of Queen Maria I of Portugal D Jose Maria de Melo 1790 1818 Bishop of Algarve Bishop of Faro and confessor of Queen Maria I of Portugal D Jose Joaquim da Cunha Azeredo Coutinho 1818 1821 Bishop of Elvas 3 External links edit in Spanish Council of Inquisition List of Grand InquisitorsReferences edit Appendix 2 to Henry Charles Lea s A History of the Inquisition of Spain Biografia de Cristobal Bencomo y Rodriguez Archived from the original on 2017 06 15 Retrieved 2016 03 31 Inquisidores gerais de Portugal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grand Inquisitor amp oldid 1221513136, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
