Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina

Most Reverend Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina
Bishop of Tlaxcala
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Tlaxcala
In office	1572–1576
Predecessor	Fernando de Villagómez
Successor	Diego de Romano y Govea
Personal details
Died	17 Jul 1576 Puebla, Mexico

Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S. (died 1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1572–1576) and Bishop of Michoacán (1566–1572).

Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina was ordained a priest in the Order of Santiago. On 15 May 1566, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Michoacán. On 10 Dec 1572, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Tlaxcala and installed on 8 Oct 1573. He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on 17 Jul 1576. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro de Moya y Contreras, Archbishop of México (1573); and the principal co-consecrator of Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega, Bishop of Michoacán (1574).

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