Church Catholic Church Nationality Spanish | Name Pedro de | |
Predecessor Bartolome Martinez Menacho y Mesa Successor Antonio Calderon de Leon Consecration October 2, 1594
by Nicolas de Ramos y Santos Died December 1594
Cartagena Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Panama | ||
Pedro Duque de Rivera (died December 1594) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was appointed Bishop of Panamá (1594).
Biography
Pedro Duque de Rivera was born in Spain and ordained a priest in the Society of Jesus in Seville. He went to Santo Domingo where he served as dean of the Cathedral of Santa María la Menor. On July 27, 1594, Pope Clement VIII, appointed him Bishop of Panamá. On October 2, 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Nicolás de Ramos y Santos, Archbishop of Santo Domingo. He died in December 1594 in Cartagena.
References
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