Pedro Vega

Most Reverend
Pedro Vega
Bishop of Cartagena
Church Catholic Church
In office 1615–1616
Predecessor Juan de Labrada
Successor Diego Torres Altamirano
Orders
Consecration 1615
Personal details
Born 3 Nov 1560
Bubierca, Spain
Died 17 Jun 1616
Cartagena, Colombia

Pedro Vega (1560–1616) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cartagena (1615–1616).[1][2][3]

Biography

Pedro Vega was born in Bubierca, Spain on 3 Nov 1560.[2] On 6 Oct 1614, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Cartagena.[1][2] In 1615, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of Cartagena until his death on 17 Jun 1616.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 137. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Pedro Vega" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. Pacheco, Juan Manuel. Los Primeros Obispos de Cartagena.
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Cartagena". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Juan de Labrada
Bishop of Cartagena
1615–1616
Succeeded by
Diego Torres Altamirano
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