García Díaz Arias (died 1562) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Quito (1546–1562).[1]
Most Reverend García Díaz Arias | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Quito | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Quito |
| In office | 1546–1562 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Pedro de la Peña |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 5 June 1547 by Juan Solano |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1562 Quito, Ecuador |
Biography edit
On 8 January 1546, García Díaz Arias was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Quito.[1][2] On 5 June 1547, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Solano, Bishop of Cuzco.[2] He served as Bishop of Quito until his death in 1562.[1][2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Martín de Calatayud, Bishop of Santa Marta (1547).[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 280. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d "Bishop García Díaz Arias" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
External links and additional sources edit
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Concepción (Chile)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Quito". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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