Pedro Gómez de Córdoba

Most Reverend
Pedro Gómez de Córdoba
Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Santiago de Guatemala
In office 1574–1598
Predecessor Bernardino de Villalpando
Successor Juan Ramírez de Arellano (bishop)
Personal details
Born Granada, Spain
Died July 1598
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Nicaragua (1568–1574)

Pedro Gómez de Córdoba, O.S.H. or Jerónimo Gómez Fernández de Córdoba or Pedro Gómez Fernández de Córdoba or Gómez Fernández de Córdoba y Santillán (died July 1598) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1574–1598)[1] and Bishop of Nicaragua (1568–1574).[2][3]

Biography

Pedro Gómez de Córdoba was born in Granada, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome.[4][5] On 2 June 1568, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Nicaragua.[2][4] On 18 June 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala where he served until his death in July 1598.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 207. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 257. (in Latin)
  3. ↑ Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
  4. 1 2 3 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pedro Gómez (Fernández) de Córdoba, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  5. ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Pedro Gómez (Fernández) de Córdoba, O.S.H." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • 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]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Guatemala". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Luís de la Fuente (bishop)		 Bishop of Nicaragua
1568–1574		 Succeeded by
Antonio de Zayas (bishop)
Preceded by
Bernardino de Villalpando		 Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
1574–1598		 Succeeded by
Juan Ramírez de Arellano (bishop)
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