Pedro de la Peña

Most Reverend
Pedro de la Peña
Bishop of Quito
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Quito
In office 1565-1583
Predecessor García Díaz Arias
Successor Antonio Avendaño y Paz
Orders
Consecration 18 Oct 1565
by Gaspar Zúñiga Avellaneda
Personal details
Died 7 Mar 1583
Quito, Ecuador
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Pedro de la Peña (died 7 Mar 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.[1] On 1 Mar 1564, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Verapaz.[1] On 15 May 1565, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Quito.[1] On 18 Oct 1565, he was consecrated bishop by Gaspar Zúñiga Avellaneda, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela with Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva, Bishop of Segovia, and Melchor Alvarez de Vozmediano, Bishop of Guadix, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Quito until his death on 7 Mar 1583.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Antonio Avendaño y Paz, Bishop of Concepción (1567).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Pedro de la Peña, O.P." retrieved January 14, 2016
  2. GigaCatholic.org: Diocese of Verapaz" retrieved January 14, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Pedro de Angulo
Bishop of Verapaz
1564–1565
Succeeded by
Tomás de Cárdenas
Preceded by
García Díaz Arias
Bishop of Quito
1565-1583
Succeeded by
Antonio Avendaño y Paz
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