Sebastián Obregón Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Sebastián Obregón
Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos
Auxiliary Bishop of Seville
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Seville
Term:1534–1559
Consecration:1535
Consecrated By:Alonso Manrique de Lara y Solís
Death Date:8 January 1559
Death Place:Seville, Spain
Nationality:Spanish

Sebastián Obregón (died 8 January 1559) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1534–1559).[1] [2]

Biography

Obregón was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict. On 2 December 1534, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville and Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos. In 1535, he was consecrated bishop by Alonso Manrique de Lara y Solís, Archbishop of Seville. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville until his death on 8 January 1559.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. 236. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bobre.html "Bishop Sebastián Obregón, O.S.B."