Gaspar de Torres

Most Reverend
Gaspar de Torres
Auxiliary Bishop of Seville
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Seville
In office 1570–1584
Personal details
Born 1510
Torres, Spain
Died 5 Jan 1584 (age 74)
Seville, Spain
Nationality Spanish

Gaspar de Torres (1510 – 5 Jan 1584) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1570–1584).[1][2]

Biography

Gaspar de Torres was born in Torres, Spain in 1510 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy.[2] On 9 Jun 1570, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville and Titular Bishop of Medaurus.[2] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville until his death on 5 Jan 1584.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 239. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bishop Gaspar de Torres, O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]


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