Jerónimo de Escobar

Jerónimo de Escobar (1525 – 19 March 1593) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1592–1593).[1][2]

Most Reverend Jerónimo de Escobar
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nicaragua
In office	1592–1593
Predecessor	Domingo de Ulloa
Successor	Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar
Orders
Consecration	22 May 1592
Personal details
Born	1525 Toledo, Spain
Died	19 March 1593 Cádiz, Spain

Biography

Jerónimo de Escobar was born in Toledo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[3] On 22 May 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua[1][2] and consecrated bishop on 26 July 1592[3] in Spain.[4] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death on 19 March 1593[1][2][3] in Cadiz, Spain.[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. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 258. (in Latin)
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Jerónimo de Escobar, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
4. Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.

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]}