Felipe Tarsis de Acuña

Felipe Tarsis de Acuña, O.S. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Granada and Bishop of Palencia.

Biography

Felipe Tarsis de Acuña was born in Valladolid, Spain in 1548 and ordained a priest in the Order of Santiago.
On 11 February 1608, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Palencia.
On 24 February 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Granada.
He served as Archbishop of Granada until his death on 20 June 1620.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alonso González Aguilar, Bishop of León.