Martin de Bejar

Most Reverend
Martin de Bejar
Bishop of Panamá
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Panamá
In office 1527–1530
Predecessor Vicente de Peraza
Successor Vicente de Valverde
Personal details
Died 1530

Martin de Bejar (died 1530) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the third Bishop of Panamá (1527–1530).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

A native of Seville,[4] Martin de Bejar was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[5] In 1527, Pope Clement VII appointed him as the third Bishop of Panamá.[1][5] While bishop, the seat of the diocese was transferred to Panama City on the Pacific coast.[2] He served as Bishop until his death in 1530.[1][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 268. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 Alcedo, Antonio de (June 5, 2011). Diccionario geográfico-histórico de las Indias Occidentale, Volume 4 (Spanish Edition). Ulan Press. p. 34.
  3. ↑ Serrano y Sanz, Manuel (1990). Relaciones históricas y geográficas de América central, Volume 8. pp. 11–12.
  4. 1 2 Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | pp. 10–11
  5. 1 2 3 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Martin de Bejar, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Panamá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Religious titles
Preceded by
Vicente de Peraza		 Bishop of Panamá
1527–1530		 Succeeded by
Vicente de Valverde


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