García Díaz Arias Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
García Díaz Arias
Bishop of Quito
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Quito
Term:1546–1562
Predecessor:None
Successor:Pedro de la Peña
Consecration:5 June 1547
Consecrated By:Juan Solano
Death Date:1562
Death Place:Quito, Ecuador

García Díaz Arias (died 1562) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Quito (1546–1562).[1]

Biography

On 8 January 1546, García Díaz Arias was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Quito.[2] On 5 June 1547, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Solano, Bishop of Cuzco. He served as Bishop of Quito until his death in 1562.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Martín de Calatayud, Bishop of Santa Marta (1547).

References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. 280. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgarcidia.html "Bishop García Díaz Arias"

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