Pablo de Torres (bishop)
Most Reverend Pablo de Torres | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Panamá | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Panamá |
| Predecessor | Tomás de Berlanga |
| Successor | Juan de Vaca |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1560 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Pablo de Torres (died 1560) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Panamá (1546-1554).[1][2][3]
Biography
Pablo de Torres was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1] On January 27, 1546, Pope Paul III, appointed him Bishop of Panamá.[1] On December 15, 1553, Jerónimo de Loayza, Archbishop of Lima, initiated a case for his removal from his duties due to administrative incompetency and the failure to protect the Indians from abuse and enslavement.[4] Pablo de Torres resigned in 1554 and returned to Rome.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Pablo de Torres, O.P." retrieved November 17, 2015
- ^ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá" retrieved November 16, 2015
- ^ Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | P. 15-18
- ^ a b Los Obispos Latinoamericanos - Defensa Del Indio P. 22-27 | retrieved November 17, 2015