Antonio de Zayas (bishop)

Most Reverend

Antonio de Zayas
Bishop of Nicaragua
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Nicaragua
In office1575–1582
PredecessorPedro Gómez de Córdoba
SuccessorDomingo de Ulloa
Personal details
Died(1582-10-16)16 October 1582

Antonio de Zayas (died 16 October 1582) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1575–1582).[1][2]

Biography

De Zayas was from Ecija, Spain, and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[3] On 19 January 1575, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Nicaragua[1][3] and arrived in Nicaragua in January 1576.[2] Suffering from ill health,[2] he resigned as Bishop of Nicaragua on 8 March 1582 and died on 16 October 1582.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 256–257. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. EUNED. ISBN 9789977640792.
  3. ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Antonio de Zayas, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]