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Martín de Béjar

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Most Reverend

Martín de Béjar
Bishop of Panamá
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Panamá
In office1527–1530
PredecessorVicente de Peraza
SuccessorVicente de Valverde
Personal details
Died1530

Martín de Béjar (died 1530) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the third Bishop of Panamá (1527–1530).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

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A native of Seville,[4] Martín de Béjar was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[5] In 1527, Pope Clement VII appointed him as the third Bishop of Panamá.[1][5] While bishop, the seat of the diocese was transferred to Panama City on the Pacific coast.[2] He served as Bishop until his death in 1530.[1][5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 268. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Alcedo, Antonio de (June 5, 2011). Diccionario geográfico-histórico de las Indias Occidentale, Volume 4 (Spanish ed.). Ulan Press. p. 34.
  3. ^ Serrano y Sanz, Manuel (1990). Relaciones históricas y geográficas de América central, Volume 8. pp. 11–12.
  4. ^ a b Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | pp. 10–11
  5. ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Martin de Bejar, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Panamá
1527–1530
Succeeded by