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Antonio de Zayas (bishop)

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Most Reverend
Antonio de Zayas
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Nicaragua
In office 1575–1582
Predecessor Pedro Gómez de Córdoba
Successor Domingo de Ulloa
Personal details
Died 16 October 1582
León, Nicaragua

Antonio de Zayas (died 16 October 1582) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1575–1582).[1][2]

Biography

De Zayas was from Ecija, Spain, and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[3] On 19 January 1575, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Nicaragua[1][3] and arrived in Nicaragua in January 1576.[2] Suffering from ill health,[2] he resigned as Bishop of Nicaragua on 8 March 1582 and died on 16 October 1582.[1][3]

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