Inquisitor

An official in an Inquisition, an Inquisitor is literally one who "searches out" or "inquires" (Latin inquirere < quaerere, "to seek"). The Grand Inquisitor, or Inquisitor Generalis, was the chief Inquisitor of an Inquisition.

Prominent inquisitors

Some of the more well-known inquisitors throughout history include:

• Bernard Gui
• Diego Deza
• Fabio Chigi (later Pope Alexander VII)
• Francisco Peña
• Konrad von Marburg
• Pedro de Arbués
• Tomás de Torquemada