Pedro de Villarreal explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Pedro de Villarreal
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church:	Catholic Church
Diocese:	Diocese of Nicaragua
Term:	1603–1619
Predecessor:	Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo
Successor:	Benito Rodríguez Valtodano
Consecration:	31 January 1604
Consecrated By:	Pedro Castro Quiñones
Birth Place:	Andujar, Spain
Death Date:	1619
Death Place:	León, Nicaragua
Nationality:	Spanish

Pedro de Villarreal (died 1619) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1603–1619).^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Pedro de Villarreal was born in Andujar, Spain.^[3] On 22 October 1603, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua.^[4] On 31 January 1604, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Castro Quiñones, Archbishop of Granada. He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death in 1619.

External links and additional sources

• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Diocese of León en Nicaragua . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Diocese of León (Nicaragua). GCatholic.org. June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Notes and References

1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Konrad Eubel

   . Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 256–257. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)

2. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 258. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
3. Book: Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. 1984. EUNED. 9789977640792.
4. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Pedro de Villarreal . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.