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Spanish Roman Catholic prelate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).[1]
Most Reverend Antonio Avendaño y Paz | |
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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 |
Died | 7 November 1590 (age 70) Quito, Ecuador |
Nationality | Spanish |
Antonio Avendaño y Paz was born in Salamanca, Spain in 1520 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor in 1550.[2][3] On 22 March 1564, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as the first Bishop of La Imperial.[1][2][3] 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.[2] On 17 September 1568, he was installed as Bishop of Concepción.[2][3] On 9 March 1588, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Quito.[1][2][3] He served as Bishop of Quito until his death on 7 November 1590.[1][2][3]
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).[2]
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