Antonio de Valdivieso

Most Reverend
Antonio de Valdivieso
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Nicaragua
In office 1544–1549
Predecessor Francisco de Mendavia
Successor Fernando González de Bariodero
Orders
Consecration 8 Nov 1544
by Bartolomé de las Casas
Personal details
Died 26 Feb 1549
León, Nicaragua

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

Biography

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 Bishop of Nicaragua to death[4] on 26 Feb 1549.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Antonio de Valdivieso, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. 1 2 Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of León (Nicaragua)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Francisco de Mendavia		 Bishop of Nicaragua
1544–1549		 Succeeded by
Fernando González de Bariodero
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