Martín de Béjar explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Martín de Béjar
Bishop of Panamá
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Panamá
Term:1527–1530
Predecessor:Vicente de Peraza
Successor:Vicente de Valverde
Death Date:1530

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, 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. While bishop, the seat of the diocese was transferred to Panama City on the Pacific coast. He served as Bishop until his death in 1530.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . III. 268. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. Book: Alcedo, Antonio de. Diccionario geográfico-histórico de las Indias Occidentale, Volume 4 . 34. Ulan Press . June 5, 2011. Spanish.
  3. Book: Serrano y Sanz, Manuel. Relaciones históricas y geográficas de América central, Volume 8. 11–12. 1990.
  4. 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. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Martin de Bejar, O.F.M. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.