Church Catholic Church Name Vicente Peraza Died 1553 | Successor Martin de Bejar Diocese Diocese of Panama | |
Predecessor Juan de Quevedo Villegas Consecration April 1, 1521
by Francisco Bobadilla | ||
Vicente de Peraza (died 1553) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Panamá (1520-1526).
Biography
Vicente de Peraza was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On December 5, 1520, Pope Leo X appointed him as the second Bishop of Panamá. On April 1, 1521, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Bobadilla, Bishop of Salamanca with Paride de Grassis, Bishop of Pesaro as Co-Consecrator. In 1526, he resigned as Bishop of Panamá. He died in 1553.
References
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