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 Inquisitor | |
|---|---|
| Inquisitor Generalis | |
 | |
| Appointer | Monarch |
| Inaugural holder | Tomás de Torquemada |
| Formation | 1483 |
| Final holder | Jerónimo Castillón y Salas |
| Abolished | 1820 |
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 Tomás de Torquemada, who spearheaded the Spanish Inquisition.
List of Spanish Grand InquisitorsEdit
Tomás de Torquemada, Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1483–1498)
Diego de Deza, Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1498–1507)
| From | To | Grand Inquisitor[1] | Other positions held |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1483 | 1498 | Tomás 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 Ramírez de Guzmán | Bishop of Catania, Bishop of Lugo |
Separation of Inquisitions of Castile and AragonEdit
CastileEdit
Adrian of Utrecht, Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1518–1522)
| From | To | Grand Inquisitor | Other positions held |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1507 | 1517 | Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros | Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo |
AragonEdit
Juan Pardo de Tavera, Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1539–1545)
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Fernando Niño de Guevara, Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1600–1602)
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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 |
Reunification of the InquisitionsEdit
List of inquisitors-general of PortugalEdit
This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Portuguese. (April 2019) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
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External linksEdit
- (in Spanish) Council of Inquisition: List of Grand Inquisitors
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Appendix 2 to Henry Charles Lea's A History of the Inquisition of Spain
- ^ "Biografía de Cristóbal Bencomo y Rodríguez". Archived from the original on 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2016-03-31.