Pedro Duque de Rivera

Pedro Duque de Rivera (died December 1594) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was appointed Bishop of Panamá (1594).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend Pedro Duque de Rivera
Bishop of Panamá
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Panamá
Predecessor	Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa
Successor	Antonio Calderón de León
Orders
Consecration	October 2, 1594 by Nicolás de Ramos y Santos
Personal details
Died	December 1594 Cartagena
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Pedro Duque de Rivera was born in Spain and ordained a priest in the Society of Jesus[4] in Seville.[3] He went to Santo Domingo where he served as dean of the Cathedral of Santa María la Menor.[5] On July 27, 1594, Pope Clement VIII, appointed him Bishop of Panamá.[1][4] On October 2, 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Nicolás de Ramos y Santos, Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[4] He died in December 1594[1][4] in Cartagena.[4]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 268. (in Latin)
2. Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | P. 30-32
3. Los Obispos Latinoamericanos - Defensa Del Indio Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine P. 38 | retrieved November 17, 2015
4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pedro Duque de Rivera, S.J." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
5. Hoy Digital: "Escudos de nobles en casas colonials" 10 Junio 2004

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Panamá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}