Church Catholic Church Nationality Spanish | In office 1671-1679 Died Seville, Spain | |
Consecration 1671
by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville | ||
Melchior de Escuda Aybar (1631 – 26 March 1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1671-1679).
Biography
Melchior de Escuda Aybar was born in Seville, Spain. On 24 August 1671, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville and Titular Bishop of Utica. In 1671, he was consecrated bishop by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán, Archbishop of Seville, with Alfonso Vázquez de Toledo, Bishop of Cádiz, and James Lynch, Archbishop of Tuam, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville until his death on 26 March 1679. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alonso Antonio de San Martín, Bishop of Oviedo (1676).
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