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Antonio de Valdivieso

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Antonio de Valdivieso

Bishop of Nicaragua
Painting of Antonio de Valdivieso
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Nicaragua
In office1544–1549
PredecessorFrancisco de Mendavia
SuccessorFernando González de Bariodero
Orders
Consecration8 Nov 1544
by Bartolomé de las Casas
Personal details
Born1495
Burgos, Spain
Died26 Feb 1549
León, Nicaragua

Antonio de Valdivieso (born 1495 died 26 Feb 1549) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1544–1549).[1][2]

Biography

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Antonio de Valdivieso was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[3] On 29 Feb 1544, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1][3] On 8 Nov 1544, he was consecrated bishop by Bartolomé de las Casas, with Francisco Marroquín Hurtado, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala, and Cristóbal de Pedraza, Bishop of Comayagua, serving as co-consecrators.[3] As he was very concerned for the wellbeing of the Indians and the abuses practiced under the encomienda system, he attracted the ire of the governor, who libeled his character in Granada.[4]> Hernando de Contreras, the son of the governor, roused an angry mob, went to Valdivieso's home, and subsequently stabbed the Valdivieso to death[4] on 26 Feb 1549.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 256–257. (in Latin)
  2. ^ PERSONAJES ILUSTRES de Mendavia Retrieved March 16, 2016
  3. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Antonio de Valdivieso, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. ^ a b Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. EUNED. ISBN 9789977640792.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Nicaragua
1544–1549
Succeeded by