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Most Reverend

Antonio Calderón de León
Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
In office1605–1621
PredecessorNone
SuccessorFernando de Ocampo
Previous post(s)Bishop of Panamá (1598–1605)
Bishop of Puerto Rico (1593–1598)
Orders
ConsecrationDecember 1597
by Domingo de Ulloa
Personal details
Born1540
Died1621 (age 81)
NationalitySpanish

Antonio Calderón de León (1540–1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (1605–1621),[1] Bishop of Panamá (1598–1605),[2] and Bishop of Puerto Rico (1593–1598).[3][4]

Biography

Antonio Calderón de León was born in Baeza, Spain.[5] On October 29, 1593, Pope Clement VIII, appointed him Bishop of Puerto Rico.[3][5] In December 1597, he was consecrated bishop by Domingo de Ulloa, Bishop of Popayán.[5] On May 23, 1598, Pope Clement VIII, appointed him Bishop of Panamá.[2][5] On July 4, 1605, Pope Paul V, appointed him the first Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra where he served until his death in 1621.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 168. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 268. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 278. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  4. ^ Arzobispo de Panamá, Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panamá desde su fundacion hasta nuestros dias Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | P 33-34
  5. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Antonio Calderón de León". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) [self-published]
Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Puerto Rico
1593–1598
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Panamá
1598–1605
Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
1605–1621
Succeeded by