Pedro de la Peña

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Most Reverend

Pedro de la Peña
Bishop of Quito
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Quito
In office1565–1583
PredecessorGarcía Díaz Arias
SuccessorAntonio Avendaño y Paz
Orders
Consecration18 October 1565
by Gaspar Zúñiga Avellaneda
Personal details
Died7 March 1583
Quito, Ecuador
Previous post(s)Bishop of Verapaz (1564–1565)

Pedro de la Peña, O.P. (died 7 March 1583) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Quito (1565–1583) and the second Bishop of Verapaz (1564–1565).[1][2]

Biography[]

Antonio de Hervias was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 1 Mar 1564, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Verapaz.[1][2] On 15 May 1565, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Quito.[1][2] On 18 October 1565, he was consecrated bishop by Gaspar Zúñiga Avellaneda, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela with Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva, Bishop of Segovia, and , Bishop of Guadix, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Quito until his death on 7 March 1583.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Antonio Avendaño y Paz, Bishop of Concepción (1567).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 330 and 280. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop Pedro de la Peña, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Verapaz
1564–1565
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Quito
1565–1583
Succeeded by
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