Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo

Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, O. de M. (1632 – 2 November 1702) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1682–1702)[1] and Bishop of Nicaragua (1677–1682).[2][3]

Most Reverend Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo
Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Santiago de Guatemala
In office	1682–1702
Predecessor	Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño
Successor	Mauro de Larreátegui y Colón
Personal details
Born	1632 Baza, Spain
Died	2 November 1702 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Nicaragua (1677–1682)

Biography

Pedro Gómez de Córdoba was born in Baza, Spain and ordained a priest in 1660 in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy.[4][5] On 13 September 1677, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Nicaragua.[2][4] On 13 September 1677, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala and installed on 23 February 1679.[4] On 15 June 1682, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI on 15 February 1683 as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala.[1][4] He was installed on 24 March 1683.[4] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala until his death on 2 November 1702.[1][4]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca, Bishop of Comayagua (1679).[4]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 215–216. (in Latin)
2. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 287. (in Latin)
3. Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
5. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, O. de M." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of León (Nicaragua)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Guatemala". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}