Church Catholic Church Successor Juan de Vaca Nationality Spanish | Predecessor Tomás de Berlanga Died 1560 | |
Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Panamá | ||
Pablo de Torres (died 1560) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Panamá (1546-1554).
Biography
Pablo de Torres was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On January 27, 1546, Pope Paul III, appointed him Bishop of Panamá. On December 15, 1553, Jerónimo de Loayza, Archbishop of Lima, initiated a case for his removal from his duties due to administrative incompetency and the failure to protect the Indians from abuse and enslavement. Pablo de Torres resigned in 1554 and returned to Rome.
References
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