| 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 |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Quito (1588–1590) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1550 by Jerónimo de Loaysa |
| Consecration | 9 February 1567 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1520 Salamanca, Spain |
| Died | 7 November 1590 (age 70) Quito, Ecuador |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Antonio Avendaño y Paz, O.F.M. or Bishop Antonio de San Miguel Avendaño y Paz (1520 – 7 November 1590) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Quito (1588–1590) and Bishop of La Imperial (1564–1588).
Biography
Antonio Avendaño y Paz was born in Salamanca, Spain in 1520 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor in 1550. On 22 March 1564, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as the first Bishop of La Imperial. On 9 February 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. On 17 September 1568, he was installed as Bishop of Concepción. On 9 March 1588, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Quito. He served as Bishop of Quito until his death on 7 November 1590.
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).
References
- ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 174 and 280. (in Latin)
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Antonio Avendaño y Paz, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Antonio de San Miguel Avendaño y Paz, O.F.M." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
- Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of La Imperial (Chile)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Concepción (Chile)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Concepción (Chile)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Quito". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byNone | Bishop of La Imperial 1564–1588 |
Succeeded byAgustín de Cisneros Montesa |
| Preceded byPedro de la Peña | Bishop of Quito 1588–1564 |
Succeeded byLuis López de Solís |
- 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ecuador
- Bishops appointed by Pope Pius IV
- Bishops appointed by Pope Sixtus V
- 1520 births
- 1590 deaths
- People from Salamanca
- Franciscan bishops
- 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Captaincy General of Chile
- Roman Catholic bishops of Quito
- Roman Catholic bishops of Concepción