Pedro Suarez de Escobar

Pedro Suarez de Escobar, O.S.A. (died 1591) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop elect of Guadalajara (1591).[1]

Most Reverend

Pedro Suarez de Escobar
Bishop elect of Guadalajara
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Guadalajara
In office1591
PredecessorDomingo de Alzola
SuccessorFrancisco Santos García de Ontiveros y Martínez
Personal details
BornMedellin, Colombia
Died1591

Biography

Pedro Suarez de Escobar was born in Medellin, Colombia and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] In 1591, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Guadalajara.[1][2] He died before he was consecrated in the same year.[1][2]

References

  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 206 note 5. (in Latin)
  2. Cheney, David M. "Father Pedro Suarez de Escobar, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Domingo de Alzola
Bishop of Guadalajara
1591
Succeeded by
Francisco Santos García de Ontiveros y Martínez


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