Pedro Duque de Rivera

Pedro Duque de Rivera (died December 1594) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was appointed Bishop of Panamá (1594).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend

Pedro Duque de Rivera
Bishop of Panamá
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Panamá
PredecessorBartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa
SuccessorAntonio Calderón de León
Orders
ConsecrationOctober 2, 1594
by Nicolás de Ramos y Santos
Personal details
DiedDecember 1594
Cartagena
NationalitySpanish

Biography

Pedro Duque de Rivera was born in Spain and ordained a priest in the Society of Jesus[4] in Seville.[3] He went to Santo Domingo where he served as dean of the Cathedral of Santa María la Menor.[5] On July 27, 1594, Pope Clement VIII, appointed him Bishop of Panamá.[1][4] On October 2, 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Nicolás de Ramos y Santos, Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[4] He died in December 1594[1][4] in Cartagena.[4]

References

  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 268. (in Latin)
  2. 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. 30-32
  3. Los Obispos Latinoamericanos - Defensa Del Indio Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine P. 38 | retrieved November 17, 2015
  4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pedro Duque de Rivera, S.J." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  5. Hoy Digital: "Escudos de nobles en casas colonials" 10 Junio 2004
Religious titles
Preceded by
Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa
Bishop of Panamá
1594
Succeeded by
Antonio Calderón de León
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