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694 Franciscan friar Antonio de los Reyes who took possession in 1783.

The cathedral of Mérida in the diocese of Yucatan was finished in 1598 though not consecrated until the 12th of December, 1763. The revenue of the see was small, yet the cathedral was well provided with everything required for decorous public worship, many of the ornaments and regalia being very rich; some of its paintings were also fine works of art, the king, the bishops, and the canons liberally contributing toward that end. According to the bull of erection, its chapter was to be composed of the same number of members as that of Mexico; but on account of the small revenue from tithes, was afterward diminished.Instead of twenty-seven members as at first, the chapter included only the dean, archdeacon, precentor, and chancellor, two canons who acted as magistral and penitenciario, and two raicioneros. ''Cogolludo, Hist. Yuc., 207; Iglesias y Conv.,'' 327-34. Between 1604 and 1802 there were twenty-one prelates. Among them some had opportunities for displa 3 'iug greater qualities of heart and mind than others. Several obtained higher preferments. Diego Vazquez Mercado became archbishop of Manila. Juan Alonso Ocon in 1043, Juan Gomez de Parada in 1728, Francisco Pablo Matos Coronado in 1741, and Antonio Alcalde in 1771, were transferred respectively to the sees of Cuzco, Guatemala, Michoacan, and Guadalajara.

The following list contains some additional authorities which have been consulted for the prepatration of the matter connected with the several sees and their bishops: Gonzalez Dávila, Teatro Ecles., i. 71-301, passim; ii. 33-4; ''Fernandez, Hist. Ecles., 135-0; Iglesia Catedral, Reglas y Orden., 1-62; Concilios Prov., 1st and 2d, 248-375; Concilios Mex.,'' iii. and iv. 63, 202; Figueroa, Vindicias, MS., 70-90; Ord. de la Corona, MS., ii. 213; iii. 85, 134; iv. 61; v. 5, 7, 69; Reales Cédulas, MS., i. 100; ''Provid. Reales, MS., 172-5; Veitia Linage, in Doc. Ecles. Mex., i. no. 5, 37; Patronatto, in Id., i. no. 1; Dávilla Padilla, Teatro Ecles.,'' i. 124-30, 182-5, 231; ii. 64; ''Cogolludo, Hist. Yuc., 464, 467, 617, 659-01; Alegre, Hist. Comp. Jesus,'' ii. 68, 138-9, 158-9, 471; ''Florencia, Hist. Comp. Jesus, 232-3, Cavo, Tres Siglos,'' ii. 86; Villa-Señor y Sanchez, Theatro, i. 241-8; ''Burgoa, Geog. Descrip.,'' ii. 410; ''Pap. Franciscanos,'' MS., i. 1st ser. 414; ''Remesal, Hist. Chyapa, 704, 718; N. Esp., Breve Resúmen, i. 245-6, 273-4; Medina, Chron. S. Diego, 239-41, 240; Gaz. Méx.,'' 1st