Antonio de León y Becerra

Most Reverend Antonio de León y Becerra
Bishop of Arequipa
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Arequipa
Predecessor	Juan de la Calle y Heredia
Successor	Juan de Argüelles
Orders
Ordination	1657
Consecration	July 29, 1673 by Antonio Sanz Lozano
Personal details
Born	1631 Madrid, Spain
Died	August 28, 1708 (age 77) Arequipa, Peru
Nationality	Spanish

Antonio de León y Becerra (1631-August 28, 1708) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Arequipa (1677-1708), the Bishop of Trujillo (1676-1677), and the Bishop of Panamá (1672-1676).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Antonio de León y Becerra was born in Madrid, Spain and ordained a priest in 1657.^[1] On March 21, 1672, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Panamá.^[1] On July 29, 1673, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sanz Lozano, Bishop of Cartagena.^[1] On March 31, 1676, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed October 19, 1676 by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Trujillo.^[1] On June 14, 1677, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Arequipa.^[1] He served as Bishop of Arequipa until his death on August 28, 1708.^[1]

References

1. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Antonio de León y Becerra" retrieved December 9, 2015
2. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá" retrieved November 16, 2015
3. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa" retrieved November 16, 2015
4. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo" retrieved November 16, 2015
5. 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. 80-90