Church Catholic Church Predecessor Domingo de Ulloa | In office 1592–1593 Consecration 22 May 1592 | |
Successor Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar Died 19 March 1593, Cádiz, Spain Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua | ||
Jerónimo de Escobar (1525 – 19 March 1593) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1592–1593).
Biography
Jerónimo de Escobar was born in Toledo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. On 22 May 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua and consecrated bishop on 26 July 1592 in Spain. He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death on 19 March 1593 in Cadiz, Spain.
References
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