Martín de Béjar (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] 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]
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]
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byVicente de Peraza | Bishop of Panamá 1527–1530 | Succeeded byVicente de Valverde |
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3]Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 268. (in Latin)
- 2.[2.2]Alcedo, Antonio de (June 5, 2011). Diccionario geográfico-histórico de las Indias Occidentale, Volume 4 (Spanish ed.). Ulan Press. p. 34.
- 3.Serrano y Sanz, Manuel (1990). Relaciones históricas y geográficas de América central, Volume 8. pp. 11–12.
- 4.[4.2]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.[5.2][5.3]Cheney, David M. "Bishop Martin de Bejar, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]