Francisco de Abrego

Most Reverend

Francisco de Abrego
Most Reverend; Francisco de Abrego
Bishop of Panamá
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Panamá
In office	1566–1574
Predecessor	Juan de Vaca
Successor	Manuel de Mercado Aldrete
Personal details
Born	Spain
Died	July 26, 1574
Nationality	Spanish

Francisco de Abrego (died July 26, 1574) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Panamá (1566–1574).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Biography[]

Francisco de Abrego was born in Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Santiago.^[3]^[4] On February 15, 1566, Pope Pius V, appointed him Bishop of Panamá.^[1]^[4] He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on July 26, 1574.^[1]^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 268. (in Latin)
^ Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | P. 20-21
^ ^a ^b Los Obispos Latinoamericanos - Defensa Del Indio Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine P. 30-31 | retrieved November 17, 2015
^ ^a ^b ^c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco de Abrego, O.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

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Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}