Martín de Béjar

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

Most Reverend Martín de Béjar
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

Biography

A native of Seville,[4] Martín de Béjar 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

• Catholic Church in Panama

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 268. (in Latin)
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. 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. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Martin de Bejar, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• 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]}