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Pedro de Azuaga

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Most Reverend

Pedro de Azuaga
Bishop-Elect of Santiago de Chile
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Santiago de Chile
In office1596–1597
PredecessorDiego de Medellín
SuccessorJuan Pérez de Espinosa
Personal details
Born1539
DiedNovember 1597 (age 58)
Santiago de Chile
NationalitySpanish

Pedro de Azuaga, O.F.M. (1539 – November 1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was Bishop-Elect of Santiago de Chile (1596–1597).[1][2][3]

He was born in Azuaga, Spain in 1539 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[1] On 29 January 1596, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Chile.[1] Azuaga died before he was consecrated bishop in November 1597.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Father Pedro de Azuaga, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 25, 2016
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop-Elect of Santiago de Chile
1596–1597
Succeeded by