Antonio Avendaño y Paz
Most Reverend Antonio Avendaño y Paz | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Quito | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Quito |
| In office | 1588–1590 |
| Predecessor | Pedro de la Peña |
| Successor | Luis López de Solís |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1550 by Jerónimo de Loaysa |
| Consecration | 9 Feb 1567 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1520 |
| Died | 7 Nov 1590 (age 70) Quito, Ecuador |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Quito (1588–1590) |
Antonio Avendaño y Paz, O.F.M. (1520–1590) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Quito (1588–1590) and Bishop of Concepción (1564–1588).[1][2][3][4][5]
Biography
Antonio Avendaño y Paz was born in Salamanca, Spain in 1520 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor in 1550.[1] On 22 Mar 1564, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as the first Bishop of Concepción.[1] On 9 Feb 1567, he was consecrated bishop by Jerónimo de Loaysa, Archbishop of Lima, with Pedro de la Peña, Bishop of Quito, as co-consecrator, and Father Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa, assisting.[1] On 17 Sep 1568, he was installed as Bishop of Concepción.[1] On 9 Mar 1588, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Quito.[1] He served as Bishop of Quito until his death on 7 Nov 1590.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Diego de Medellín, Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1577); and the principal co-consecrator of Alfonso Guerra, Bishop of Paraguay (1582).[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Bishop Antonio Avendaño y Paz, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 9, 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Quito" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Concepción" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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