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Vicente de Peraza

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Most Reverend

Vicente de Peraza
Bishop of Panama
Vicente de Peraza in a 16th century portrait.
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Panama
In office1520–1526
PredecessorJuan de Quevedo Villegas
SuccessorMartin de Bejar
Orders
ConsecrationApril 1, 1521
by Francisco Bobadilla
Personal details
Died1553

Vicente de Peraza (died 1553) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Panamá (1520–1526).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

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Vicente de Peraza was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[5] On December 5, 1520, Pope Leo X appointed him as the second Bishop of Panamá.[1][5] On April 1, 1521, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Bobadilla, Bishop of Salamanca with Paride de Grassis, Bishop of Pesaro as Co-Consecrator.[5] In 1526, he resigned as Bishop of Panamá.[1][5] He died in 1553.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 268. (in Latin)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Serrano y Sanz, Manuel (1990). Relaciones históricas y geográficas de América central, Volume 8. p. 11.
  4. ^ 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) | pp. 6–9
  5. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Vicente de Peraza (Pirez), O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Panamá
1520–1526
Succeeded by