 On 2 December 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Agrigento.On 8 December 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of "Sidon", with Cristóbal Senmanat y Robuster, Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela, and Georgius Perpignani, Bishop of Tinos, serving as co-consecrators.On 16 January 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Guadix.