Antonio de Zayas (bishop)

Antonio de Zayas (died 16 October 1582) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1575–1582).[1][2]

Most Reverend Antonio de Zayas
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nicaragua
In office	1575–1582
Predecessor	Pedro Gómez de Córdoba
Successor	Domingo de Ulloa
Personal details
Died	16 October 1582 León, Nicaragua

Biography

De Zayas was from Ecija, Spain, and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[3] On 19 January 1575, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Nicaragua[1][3] and arrived in Nicaragua in January 1576.[2] Suffering from ill health,[2] he resigned as Bishop of Nicaragua on 8 March 1582 and died on 16 October 1582.[1][3]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 256–257. (in Latin)
2. Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Antonio de Zayas, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.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]}