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Jerónimo de Escobar

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Most Reverend

Jerónimo de Escobar
Bishop of Nicaragua
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Nicaragua
In office1592–1593
PredecessorDomingo de Ulloa
SuccessorAlfonso de la Mota y Escobar
Orders
Consecration22 May 1592
Personal details
Born1525
Died19 March 1593
Cádiz, Spain

Jerónimo de Escobar (1525 – 19 March 1593) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1592–1593).[1][2]

Biography

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Jerónimo de Escobar was born in Toledo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[3] On 22 May 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua[1][2] and consecrated bishop on 26 July 1592[3] in Spain.[4] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death on 19 March 1593[1][2][3] in Cadiz, Spain.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 256–257. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 258. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Jerónimo de Escobar, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. ^ Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. EUNED. ISBN 9789977640792.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Nicaragua
1592–1593
Succeeded by