Melchior de Escuda Aybar
Most Reverend Melchior de Escuda Aybar | |
|---|---|
| Titular Bishop of Utica Auxiliary Bishop of Seville | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Seville |
| In office | 1671–1679 |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1671 by |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1631 Seville, Spain |
| Died | 26 March 1679 (age 48) Seville, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Melchior de Escuda Aybar (1631 – 26 March 1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1671–1679).[1]
Biography[]
Melchior de Escuda Aybar was born in Seville, Spain.[1] On 24 August 1671, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville and Titular Bishop of Utica.[1] In 1671, he was consecrated bishop by , Archbishop of Seville, with , Bishop of Cádiz, and James Lynch, Archbishop of Tuam, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville until his death on 26 March 1679.[1]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alonso Antonio de San Martín, Bishop of Oviedo (1676).[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Melchior de Escuda Aybar" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
External links and additional sources[]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla (Italy)". GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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