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Pedro de Ayala (bishop)

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Most Reverend

Pedro de Ayala
Bishop of Guadalajara
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Guadalajara
In office1561–1569
PredecessorAntonius de Ciudad Rodrigo
SuccessorFrancisco Gómez de Mendiola y Solórzano
Orders
ConsecrationNovember 8, 1562
by Alonso de Montúfar
Personal details
Born1503
DiedSeptember 19, 1569 (age 66)
Guadalajara, Mexico
NationalitySpanish

Pedro de Ayala (1503-September 19, 1569) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the third Bishop of Guadalajara (1561–1569).[1][2]

Biography

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Pedro de Ayala was born in Guadalajara, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[1][2] On December 18, 1561, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Pius IV as the third Bishop of Guadalajara.[1][2] On November 8, 1562, he was consecrated bishop by Alonso de Montúfar, Archbishop of Mexico with Vasco de Quiroga, Bishop of Michoacán, and Fernando de Villagómez, Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) serving as Co-Consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Guadalajara until his death on September 19, 1569.[1][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 206. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Pedro de Ayala, O.F.M." retrieved December 31, 2015[self-published source]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Guadalajara
1561–1569
Succeeded by