Antonio de Zayas (bishop)

Antonio de Zayas (died 16 October 1582) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1575–1582).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Antonio de Zayas
Bishop of Nicaragua
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Nicaragua
In office1575–1582
PredecessorPedro Gómez de Córdoba
SuccessorDomingo de Ulloa
Personal details
Died16 October 1582
León, Nicaragua

Biography

De Zayas was from Ecija, Spain, and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[3] On 19 January 1575, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Nicaragua[1][3] and arrived in Nicaragua in January 1576.[2] Suffering from ill health,[2] he resigned as Bishop of Nicaragua on 8 March 1582 and died on 16 October 1582.[1][3]

References

  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 256–257. (in Latin)
  2. Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
  3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Antonio de Zayas, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Pedro Gómez de Córdoba
Bishop of Nicaragua
1575–1582
Succeeded by
Domingo de Ulloa
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