Vicente de Peraza
| Most Reverend Vicente de Peraza | |
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| Bishop of Panama | |
| Vicente de Peraza in a 16th century portrait.
Vicente de Peraza in a 16th century portrait.
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Panama |
| In office | 1520–1526 |
| Predecessor | Juan de Quevedo Villegas |
| Successor | Martin de Bejar |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | April 1, 1521 by Francisco Bobadilla |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1553 |
Vicente de Peraza (died 1553) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Panamá (1520–1526).[1]
Biography
He was born in 1489, as Guillén de Peraza in the town of Betancuria, on the island of Fuerteventura. Although according to other sources, in Seville.
He was the son of Pedro Fernández de Saavedra and Constanza Sarmiento, she in turn the daughter of the Lords of the Canary Islands, Diego García de Herrera and Inés Peraza.[2]
Vicente de Peraza was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[3] On December 5, 1520, Pope Leo X appointed him as the second Bishop of Panamá.[4][3] On April 1, 1521, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Bobadilla, Bishop of Salamanca with Paride de Grassis, Bishop of Pesaro as Co-Consecrator.[3] In 1526, he resigned as Bishop of Panamá.[4][3] He died in 1553.[3]
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]
References
- Back to citation Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 268. (in Latin); Actas del II Congreso Internacional sobre los Dominicos y el Nuevo Mundo, Salamanca, 28 de marzo-1 de abril de 1989 (Los Dominicos y America). Editorial San Esteban. 1990. pp. 521–523. ISBN 978-8487557088; Serrano y Sanz, Manuel (1990). Relaciones históricas y geográficas de América central, Volume 8. p. 11; Arzobispo de Panamá, Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panamá desde su fundacion hasta nuestros dias Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | pp. 6–9
- Back to citation Rumeu de Armas, Antonio (2002). "Fray Vicente Peraza, obispo visitador de las Islas Canarias y prelado de la diócesis de Santa María de la Antigua del Darién (Panamá)". Anuario de Estudios Atlánticos (in Spanish). ISSN 0570-4065.
- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Back to citation occurrence 3.2 Back to citation occurrence 3.3 Back to citation occurrence 3.4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Vicente de Peraza (Pirez), O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 268. (in Latin)