Vicente de Peraza
Most Reverend Vicente de Peraza | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Panama | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Panama |
| Predecessor | Juan de Quevedo Villegas |
| Successor | Martin de Bejar |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | April 1, 1521 by Francisco Bobadilla |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1553 |
Vicente de Peraza (died 1553) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Panamá (1520-1526).[1][2][3][4][5]
Biography
Vicente de Peraza was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1] On December 5, 1520, Pope Leo X appointed him as the second Bishop of Panamá.[1] On April 1, 1521, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Bobadilla, Bishop of Salamanca with Paride de Grassis, Bishop of Pesaro as Co-Consecrator.[1] In 1526, he resigned as Bishop of Panamá.[1] He died in 1553.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Vicente de Peraza (Pirez), O.P." retrieved November 13, 2015
- ^ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá" retrieved November 16, 2015
- ^ Actas del II Congreso Internacional sobre los Dominicos y el Nuevo Mundo, Salamanca, 28 de marzo-1 de abril de 1989 (Los Dominicos y America). Editorial San Esteban. 1990. pp. 521–523. ISBN 978-8487557088.
- ^ Serrano y Sanz, Manuel (1990). Relaciones históricas y geográficas de América central, Volume 8. p. 11.
- ^ 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 6-9