Pedro de Villarreal

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Most Reverend

Pedro de Villarreal
Bishop of Nicaragua
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Nicaragua
In office1603–1619
PredecessorJuan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo
SuccessorBenito Rodríguez Valtodano
Orders
Consecration31 January 1604
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Personal details
BornAndujar, Spain
Died1619
León, Nicaragua
NationalitySpanish

Pedro de Villarreal (died 1619) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1603–1619).[1][2]

Biography[]

Pedro de Villarreal was born in Andujar, Spain.[3] On 22 October 1603, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1][2][4] On 31 January 1604, he was consecrated bishop by , Archbishop of Granada.[4] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death in 1619.[1][2][4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 256–257. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 258. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  3. ^ Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
  4. ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pedro de Villarreal". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Nicaragua
1603–1619
Succeeded by


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